Russia and Siberia – Investments in the billions to the energy industry

From 17 to 19 September 2013 the Novosibirsk Expocentre will open its doors for the 2nd edition of elcom Rossija. The International Trade Fair on Renewable and Conventional Energy, Energy Efficiency, Electrical Engineering, Lighting and Automation will be held against the backdrop of investments in the billions to the energy industry of Russia and Siberia. Once again the exhibition again will be accompanied by a vast conference program with dedicated thematic focus on energy efficiency and intelligent solutions for the future“s energy mix. Siberia“s leading platform for the energy and electrical industry is jointly organised by Siberia Expo of Novosibirsk, the German trade show specialist fairtrade from Heidelberg and Euroindex of Kiev, Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Energy estimates the required investment volume for modernisation and construction of power plants in Russia at more than 100 billion Euros until 2020. According to GTAI – Germany Trade and Invest of 19 March 2013 the major projects will be realized in Siberia and the Far East. The main problems in Russia are ageing plants and equipment, with poor efficiency. This is evidenced by the fact that more than half of all heating plants are running since 32 and 50 years, further 22 per cent are even older than 50 years, reports the Energy Ministry. From this push for modernization Russian and foreign producers and suppliers in the energy industry will benefit. (Source: www.gtai.de )

According to Martin März, Managing Director with fairtrade, elcom Rossija is a business to business event with a clear focus on quality attendees. März further: „Accompanied by a top level conference program, this is the only specialized event behind the Ural dealing with the major questions in the energy sector. The importance of this event is underlined by the full institutional backing of representatives from the Russian Government and from the Government of the Novosibirsk Region.“ During the three days of the exhibition and the forum international and Russian experts will share their professional experience in the development of the energy efficient systems.

The organisers expect a further increase in the quality of the professional trade show visitors. In 2012, 88 per cent of the exhibitors declared themselves satisfied with the quality of the visitors. 75 per cent would recommend this trade show.

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