Dubai: Organisers of the Middle East Electricity and Solar Middle East expect a 10 per cent year-on-year growth in terms of exhibitor numbers.
The three-day show, that runs until Thursday, was opened on Tuesday by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the Minister of Finance and Industry of the UAE.
“Mena power demand is booming, and the billions of dollars worth of investments being pumped into the region’s power sector indicate lucrative opportunities for global players in the energy industry,” Anita Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, organisers of Middle East Electricity, said in a statement. She expects more than 50,000 in total attendance over the next three days.
With day one dedicated to green energy, Middle East Electricity 2014 marks the launch of the Future Generation competition, where the UAE’s brightest engineering students deliver live presentations to thousands of visitors about their innovative solutions for alternative energy and energy conservation.
The winning project will be decided by visitor votes, with the ultimate winner announced on the last day of the show at 2pm.
Meanwhile, the second edition of Solar Middle East is showing no signs of slowing down, as more than 100 international manufacturers, suppliers and developers of solar-related products and services gear up for the fast-growing solar energy market, which is expected to exceed a combined output of 10 GW in the region by 2017.
A dedicated solar showcase is held in strategic partnership with the Dubai Municipality, and Enpark, a freezone business park dedicated to facilitating and fostering the growth of the alternative energy and environmental industries.
“Solar Middle East is the most comprehensive gathering of solar technology suppliers in the region,” Marwan Abdul Aziz, Executive Director of Enpark, said.
