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إدارة المؤتمرالمنظمونHOsted By:

المضيف

IndexIntroduction 3

Opening Ceremony 4

Tutorial & Conference 7

Exhibition Inaguration 15

Visitors & Exhibitors Survey 19

Sponsors 21

Exhibitors' List 23

Media 25

Closing Ceremony 32

The 18th Exhibition for Electrical Equipment is considered the best meeting place to congregate Power & Energy Experts and discover a great variety of suppliers at the Exhibition. It’s a prime source to invest in Power Manufacturing, Distributions and Electrical.

The 9th GCC – CIGRE International Conference leads by the Highly Professionals matched with High-Profile Delegates which participated by GCC nationals and other Foreign Countries. The topics that were discussed were related to electrical power, with more than 45 technical papers, 2 tracks for the conference, and more than 284 professionals from the GCC, Arab countries and even worldwide.

The Power Industry and its market form the bedrock of our society, which Middle East Electricity is well known for the fast growing market on sales and marketing and at the cutting edge of developments.

GCC Power 2013 was hosted by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) in the, United Arab Emirates, known for its tremendous improvement and continuous progress across the Emirates.

For another exciting experience and to gain more knowledge about the latest trends in the Power industry, we invite you once again to another prestigious edition of GCC Power, to be held in Manama, capital of Bahrain.

InTROducTIOn

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OPEnInG cEREMOnY

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GCC Power 2013 was hosted by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) -Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Minister H.E. Suhail Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Ministry of Energy.

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45 Speakers

02 Conference Tracks

284 Conference Delegates

97 Tutorial Delegates

381 Total Attendance

THE TuTORIAL & cOnFEREncE

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tutorial 1Power System Security (Methods of Fault Mitigation)

tutorial 2Renewable Energy Systems (Characteristics, Integration Requirements & Ancillary for Grid Support)

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MAIn TOPIcS OF THE cOnFEREncE

Track A

Session A1 Development of Interconnections

and Power Markets

Session A2 System Operations and Control

Session A3 Clean and Renewable Energy for the GCC

Session A4 Innovations in System Development

Track B

Session B1 Power Transformers , Reactors

and Insulators

Session B2 Asset Management for Power Systems

Session B3 HVDC and FACTs Technologies

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• Paper A301- Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse

Gas Emissions In Electricity Sector “ADWEA Power

Systems Practices”

• Paper A304- The Need for Holistic Assessment

Methods for the Future Electricity Grid

• Paper A506- Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)

System in National Grid SA Network

THE THREE BEST PAPERSFOR THIS YEAR

THE THREE BEST PAPERSFOR THIS YEAR

Technical Papers were submitted from the followingcountries

- Bahrain

- Belgium

- canada

- Egypt

- France

- Germany

- Jordan

- KSA

- Kuwait

- Libya

- Oman

- Qatar

- Sweden

- Switzerland

- uAE

- uK

- uSA

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The ConferenceThe Tutorial

THE TuTORIAL & cOnFEREncE

GCC Power 2013 was hosted by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) -Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Minister H.E. Suhail Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Ministry of Energy.

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EXHIBITIOn InAGuRATIOn

GCC Power 2013 was hosted by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) -Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Minister H.E. Suhail Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Ministry of Energy.

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25 Exhibitors

12 International Exhibitors

05 Regional Exhibitors

08 Local Exhibitors

13 Countries Represented

EXHIBITORS

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• Qatar• Kuwait• Bahrain• Oman• United Kingdom• South Korea• Belgium

• India• Italy• Jordan• Germany• Czech Republic• Switzerland• Egypt

• France• Canada • Australia• Spain• Sweden• Norway

Visitors per country: The main visitors were from UAE and Saudi Arabia, as well as other Arab, Gulf and European countries, such as:

476 VISITORS

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United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Kuwait

Bahrain

Oman

United Kingdom

South Korea

Belgium

India

Italy

Jordan

Germany

Czech Republic

Switzerland

Egypt

France

Canada

Australia

Spain

Sweden

Norway

Country Total

Total

262

122

19

17

12

9

5

4

3

3

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

476

VISITORS & EXHIBITORSSuRVEY

Visitors' Survey Report

• 89% were satisfied with the Exhibition.• 96 % said the location of the event was good

Visitors' Profiles:

• 14% Wholesaler• 18% Retailer• 25% Manufacturer• 34% Dealer• 9% Others

Exhibitor:

• 79% achieved their goals for attending GCC POWER 2013

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

Kuwait

Bahrain

Oman

United Kingdom

South Korea

Belgium

India

Italy

Jordan

Germany

Czech Republic

Switzerland

Egypt

France

Canada

Australia

Spain

Sweden

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SILVER SPOnSORS

Main spOnsOr & HOst

GOLd SPOnSORS

GALA dInnER SPOnSOR

MEdIA PARTnERS

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SPOnSORS

cOMPAnY nAME cOunTRY

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority - ADWEA

Alstom

Saudi Electricity Company

SEL Middle East BSC

Siemens LLC

Hyosung Corporation

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Omicron electronics GmbH

AP Sensing

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA)

DIgSILENT GmbH

Doble Engineering

Ducab HV

ERGON Europe MEA INC

Federal Electricity & Water Authority (FEWA)

GCC Interconnection Authority

Kinectrics Inc

M & I Materials Ltd.

MASCHINENFABRIK REINHAUSEN GMBH

Megger Limited

National Consulting Bureau

Saudi Power Transformer Company

Systems Europe

Enmoveme

Infomediu Europa Magazine

UAE

UAE

KSA

Bahrain

UAE

South Korea

UAE

Austria

Germany

UAE

Germany

USA

UAE

Belgium

UAE

KSA

Canada

UK

Germany

UAE

Kuwait

KSA

Belgium

Italy

Romania

Ducab HV

ERGON Europe MEA INC

Systems Europe

UAE

Belgium

Belgium

EXHIBITORS WHO PARTIcIPATEd FIRST TIME

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EXHIBITORS' LISTcATEGORY

Main Sponsor & Hosting Partner

Gold

Gold

Gold

Gold

Silver

Silver

Honorary Partner

Exhibitor

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Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Exhibitor

Media Partner

Media Partner

MEDIA 2013

InFOMEdIuEuROPA MAGAzInE

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MEdIA 2013

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MEdIA 2013EcOPEdIA MAGAzInE

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cLOSInG cEREMOnY

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