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6-8 FEBRUARY
Doha
WaterWorld Middle East 2012 The first annual WaterWorld Middle East conference and exhibition, which is targeted at the water and wastewater industry in the Middle East, will be colocated with POWER-GEN Middle East, which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012. Both events are being held at the brand new Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha under the patronage of His Excellency, Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar. Over two days, both WaterWorld Middle East and POWER-GEN Middle East will deliver a total of 14 strategic and technical sessions over six tracks by expert speakers representing more than 27 countries across the globe. A major focus of the conference will be how high demands for energy and fresh water coupled with diminishing water supplies, can be met through more sustainable and energy efficient technologies.
Contact: Sue McDermott
Abu Dhabi
Arabian Power and Water Summit 2012 For the past five years MEED has hosted one of the region’s most influential gatherings of clients, project owners, contractors, developers and consultants. The Arabian Power & Water Summit (APWS) provides participants with insights on upcoming regional power and water projects, plus updates on recent financing structures and technology developments. Major highlights for 2012 edition, to be held at Park Hyatt on Saadiyat Island, include project information on Oman’s $6.7 billion power generation schemes, Iraq’s $27 billion power programme, water and power projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, covering financing, policy and regulation and how these impact new prospects, and ‘For and against’ debates about the successes of independent projects, the role of developers, international investors and Asian contractors.
Tel: +44 - 1992 656 632 Fax: +44 - 1992 656 700 Mobile: +44 - 7984 927 441 E-mail: suemc@pennwell.com URL: www.waterworldmiddleeast.com
Contact: Sana Ahmed
7-9 FEBRUARY
13-15 MARCH
Dubai
Tel: +971 - 4 - 390 0699 Mobile: +971- 50 - 466 4990 Email: events@meed.com URL: www.arabianpowerandwater.com
Dubai
Middle East Electricity
WETEX 2012
Middle East Electricity ranks among the region’s leading energy event focusing on power, lighting, new and renewable, nuclear and water sectors. With the region expected to attract investments over $560 billion in renewable energy projects, MEE has set aside a dedicated section for Solar at the 2012 event. The event organisers have instituted seven awards including Project of the Year; Best innovation or technology of the year; CSR Initiative of the year; CEO of the year; Power & Water Utility of the year; HSE project or initiative of the year and Renewable Project of the Year.
WETEX 2012 is an important regional resourcing platform for national and international companies to access wide range of latest technology and management solutions in the water, energy and environment sectors. WETEX 2012 incorporates SmarTech, which provides a B2B and B2C marketing opportunity to promote energy-efficient home appliances and related green building products and FOSSIL FUEL @ WETEX 2012, to be launched in 2012, as WETEX’s first international exhibition for energy industry professionals.
Contact: Latha Ravi
Contact: Abdul Syed Abdul Hameed
Tel: 971 4 4072611 Fax: 971 4 335 3526 E-mail: latha.balasubramanian@informa.com URL: www.middleeastelectricity.com
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Tel: +971 4 3072460 Fax: +971 4 3244599/3248111 E-mail: abdul.hameed@dewa.gov.ae URL: www.wetex.ae