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11 - 13 FEBRUARY 2014 | Day One
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MEE 2014 to address the region’s thirst for power T HE 39TH EDITION of Middle East Electricity gets underway at Dubai World Trade Centre today, as the region's electricity industry prepares for accelerated growth. According to a report published by MEED Insight, investments totalling US$200bn will need to be pumped into the MENA power sector by 2020, as electricity consumption in the region continues to rise dramatically. The report, MENA Power Report 2013, claimed that billions of dollars worth of investment in new power plants was urgently needed as instances were being recorded where utilities were struggling to keep up with demand. Anita Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, organisers of Middle East Electricity, said, “One of the key drivers of the surging power demand in the MENA region is due to rapid population growth. Others include increasing urbanisation and lifestyle improvements that come with growing economic prosperity, further enhanced by the resurgent construction boom that has now returned to the region.” The report said that US$100bn would need to be invested by 2020 if the region was to meet additional capacity requirements, while another US$100bn would need to be invested in the transmission and distribution sectors. Rising electricity demands across the MENA region will no doubt be welcomed by exhibitors and visitors alike at MEE 2014. More than 1,250 exhibitors from 57 countries from around the world are set to participate in the event, which is being held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai. The region's largest and longest running power event will this year cover more than 50,000 sqm of exhibition space and is co-located with Solar Middle East, which returns for its second edition.
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Last year's MEE attracted 18,166 unique visitors – a figure likely to be topped at the 2014 edition
“After a highly successful edition in 2013, where 18,166 unique visitors walked through the exhibition halls, we are now looking forward to a successful 2014 edition, which will host some of the biggest names in the global energy industry,” Mathews remarked. Other highlights of the three-day event include the Green Energy Middle East Conference, which will be held in partnership with Dubai Municipality and ECAT, and the Middle East Electricity Awards, which will cover 11 individual categories, including 'Power Project of the Year' and 'Solar Project of the Year'. The Solar Middle East Conference will take place on the second day of the exhibition, with the Solar Middle East and Dubai Green Building Project workshops scheduled for the final day.
Expert insight
Graeme Sims of Dubai’s Regulatory and Supervisory Bureau discusses renewables Page 6
Making solar power work
The region’s plans to utilise solar energy Pages 8-9
Nuclear ambitions
The region’s power houses look to implement nuclear power solutions Pages 10-11
Looking back to 2013
Images from last year’s MEE exhibition Page 15
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