Riyadh
– May 29, 2014: Saudi Energy 2014 – The International
Trade Exhibition for Electricity, Power Generation, Alternative Energy, Water
Technology and Lighting, concluded its three-day run yesterday (May 28, 2014)
at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. The show welcomed
more than 8,000 specialized visitors from various related industries and
featured 314 local and international exhibitors from 28 countries that
showcased latest industry developments and updates.
Inaugurated
by His Excellency (H.E.) Dr. Saleh Bin Hussein Al Awaji, Deputy Minister for
Electricity, the premier energy platform also included a number of technical
seminars that highlighted a number of major industry topics. Saudi Energy 2014
has seen growing interest from international exhibitors, which was strongly reflected
in the participation of major national pavilions from Germany, Turkey, India,
China, Romania, Italy and Taiwan, among others.
Commenting
on the show, Costin Lianu, Head of Romanian Pavilion at Saudi Energy 2014,
said: “The Saudi market is very attractive to our exporters as it is a fast
developing and high potential market for energy products. Through our second
participation at the show, we aimed at exploring cooperation and partnership
opportunities with local companies, which has seen good and satisfying results
in terms of visitor quality and professionalism”.
Anita
Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, organisers of Middle East
Electricity, said: “We are very happy with the overwhelming response that
we have received from this partnership with REC on Saudi Energy. Informa’s
global reach and REC’s credibility and strength in Saudi Arabia have helped pave
the way for a world-class event. Feedback from our international exhibitors has
been extremely positive and we hope this is the beginning of a very successful
partnership”.
Saudi
Energy 2014 gathered a number of leading local and regional industry professionals,
investors and buyers from governmental agencies, utilities and municipalities, power
and power production companies, construction and development companies, large
industrial companies, service providers, distributors, retailers and
consultants to highlight the latest trends and developed products, tools,
solutions and services within the energy sector.
