Bangkok--Sep 24--Public Relations & Media Consultant
Thailand’s future energy and power strategy to be discussed at world class power conference: 5-7 October 2004 at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok
Pre-registrations for the 12th POWER-GEN Asia conference and exhibition being held in Bangkok 5-7 October 2004 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre, has exceeded previous years. This was recently confirmed by event organiser's PennWell Corporation.
"This will be the opportunity for the Thai power sector and businesses to experience a world class power exhibition and conference in Bangkok," said Mr Kraisi Karnasuta, Governor of the Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT). Exhibitors will include GE Energy, EGAT, Siemens Power Generation, Mitsubishi, Doosan Heavy Industries and many others will share the largest exhibition floor space dedicated to the power generation, transmission and distribution industry in the region.
To officiate the opening ceremony on Tuesday 5th October, PennWell Corporation have announced an impressive line up including the Thai Ministry of Energy's Permanent Secretary of Energy Mr Cherdpong Siriwit, Mr Kraisi Karnasuta, Governor of EGAT, Mr Saud Siddique, Principal Investment Officer, Infrastructure, East Asia & Pacific Region, International Finance Corporation, Hong Kong and Junior Isles, Publisher & Editor Director, PennWell Corporation, UK. Senior officials from state power utilities, industrialists and dignitaries will also join them.
Junior Isles will open the conference with a keynote ceremony which will look at Thailand's energy and power strategy followed by a broader look at the opportunities in Asia. Presentations from Mr Cherdpong Siriwit, Mr Kraisi Karnasuta and Mr Saud Siddique will follow.
This year's "Question Time" session will address the Thai power market in an open forum where delegates and a world-class panel will discuss the challenges that lay ahead. Mr Cherdpong Siriwit, Mr Saud Siddique, Dr Piyasvasti Amranand, Chairman, Kasikorn Asset Management, Thailand and Ms Deunden Nikomborirak, Research Director for Economic Governance, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) are the chosen panel for this session, to be moderated by Junior Isles.
Included in the conference schedule are presentations from Dr Weerawat Chantanakome, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Indonesia, Eddie Widiono, President Director, PT PLN, Indonesia, Siemens Power Generation, Alstom Power, GE Energy, Cogen3, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation, Caterpillar Inc, Globeleq and many more.
POWER-GEN Asia 2004 has received strong support from the Thailand Ministry of Energy, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), Cogen3, the Independent Power Producer Forum (IPPF) and the Bangkok Post.
Admission is free to attend the exhibition, the opening keynote ceremony and the Thailand Power Summit.
For a full conference schedule please visit: www.powergenasia.com
Exhibiting companies worldwide use POWER-GEN as an international ‘one-stop-shop’ for penetrating markets and presenting their products and services to a global audience. POWER-GENs are the world’s largest power industry events, staging annually in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. For delegates and visitors, POWER-GEN events provide a dedicated forum targeted to their specific regional needs, putting them in touch with suppliers of solutions to their particular problems. The conferences address topical issues critical to the development of power generation in the host region.
Established in 1910, PennWell Corporation is a leading international multimedia provider of business intelligence, producing 45 print and online publications, 59 conference and exhibitions, research, databases, Internet-based services and other information products to strategic global markets. PennWell POWER-GEN conferences and exhibitions are the world’s leading business-to-business power generation events, together connecting over 50,000 industry professionals each year. In addition to its headquarters in Tulsa, USA, PennWell has offices throughout the world, including England, Germany, Russia and Hong Kong, to provide its customers and partners with a truly global service. www.pennwell.com
For further information contact:
Joanne Walker, PennWell Corporation
Phone: +44 (0)1992 656 646; Email: [email protected]
www.powergenasia.com
Issued on behalf of PennWell Corporation by Suthi Chatterjee,
Public Relations & Media Consultant Co., Ltd.
Tel: (662) 247-6533, Fax: (662) 247-7868 Email: [email protected]
For further information:
POWER-GEN Asia 2004 http://www.powergenasia.com
Ministry of Energy http://www.energy.go.th/index-english.html (English version) http://www.energy.go.th/index-thai.html (Thai version)
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand http://www.egat.co.th/english (English version)
http://www.egat.co.th/index_run.htm (Thai version)
Provincial Electricity Authority http://www.pea.co.th (Only Thai version available)
Cogen3 http://www.cogen3.net End.
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