​Patronized by the Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, HE Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and hosted by the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), the GCC POWER 2016, a GCC Cigre’s leading Electric Power Conference & Exhibition with the theme ‘Toward Energy Efficiency’ will be held in Doha from 8-10 November at Doha Sheraton.

 

The 12th GCC CIGRE International conference & 21st exhibition for Electrical Equipment will bring together policy makers, transmission and distribution industry professionals, technology leaders, delegate, exhibitors, and experts among others offering a good opportunity for utility industry professionals to discuss and share their views and experiences concerning relevant aspects of research, manufacturing and utility management. 

The conference will have a number of panel discussions, presentations, plenary sessions, tutorials and research- related activities among others. The opening session of the conference will be focused on energy efficiency in which participating leaders and decision makers will present the overviews including strategies being adopted by their countries in the arena of power conservation and shed light on the importance of renewable energy to increase the efficiency in context of their countries’ scenarios. 

GCC-Cigre was established under the umbrella of the Gulf Cooperative Council in accordance with a recommendation from their Excellencies GCC Ministers of Electricity & Water during their second meeting held in Kuwait on 22nd April 1985 under the patronage and auspices of Gulf Cooperative Council. The GCC’s General Secretariat, together with the Secretary General, of the International Council for large Electric Systems “CIGRE” drafted the Committee’s basic law. The Committee, a non- profit institution, is an affiliate of the International Council and is mainly devoted to encourage and develop scientific researches and studies in the field of Electricity Systems.