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THE 8th GCC CIGRE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE 17th EXHIBITION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS

12 - 14 November 2012Shangri-la’s Hotel and Resort - OMAN

Event Managersإدارة الموتمر

Event Organizersالمنظمون

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Opening Ceremony

The Conference

Exhibitors

Visitors

Media Coverage

Closing Ceremony

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The 17th Exhibition for Electrical Equipment covered all areas related to power production, transfer and distribution. The 8th GCC – Cigre International Conference provided a specific platform and opportunity for the various parties in the power sector that discussed the issues and challenges that were faced in the region.

GCC Power 2012 was hosted by Sultanate of Oman; their power sector had a lot of improvement and entered a new stage of development, followed by the launching of Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP). A signifi-cant increase in the demand of power and waterin the Sultanate.

For another great opportunity and to learn more about the latest developments in the power sector for this year event GCC Power 2013 will be in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The topics that were discussed related to electrical power with more than 75 technical papers, 2 tracks for the con-ference, and more than 284 professionals who attended from GCC and other Arab countries.

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OPENiNg cEREMONEy

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GCC Power 2012 was hosted by Sultanate of Oman; their power sector had a lot of improvement and entered a new stage of development, followed by the launching of Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP)

THE CONFERENCE

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75 Speakers

2 Conference Tracks

224 delegates

60 Tutorial

284 Total Attendance

PRE-cONfERENcE TuTORiAlS

Tutorial 1 Revised IEC specification and maintenance guide for mineral insulating oil

Tutorial 2 Design & Applications of reactive Power Compensation Systems

MAiN TOPicS

• Development of Renewable Energy in the GCC• The Solar Value Chain: From Manufacturing to generation• Why and when is Solar Energy cheaper than Fossil Fuel• Abu Dhabi – Masdar Shams 1 Project• DEWA Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoom 10 MW Solar Park• System Planning, Development and Technical Studies• System Operation and Control• Substation Automation• Smart Grids• Power Transformers• HVDC and Power Electronics

• Asset Management for Power Systems• Developments in HV Insulators• Substations and HV Equipment• Renewable Energy Development• Protection Systems

Track B

Track A

Papers were submittedfrom Countries for the first time such as:

Bahrain, Deutschland, France,India, Italy, Spain

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EXHIBITORS

25 Exhibitors

19 International Exhibitors

6 Local Exhibitors

11 Countries Represented

452 Visitors

SPONSORS

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Crystal Sponsor

Media Partners

Bronze Sponsor

Gala Dinner

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ExHiBiTORS

Public Authority for Electricity and Water in Oman

Oman Electricity Transmission Company SAOC

Alstom

SEL Middle East BSC

Hyosung Corporation

Siemens LLC

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Dar Engineering

Digsilent Gmbh

Kinectrics Inc.

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH

AP Sensing

K-Line Insulators Limited

M&I Materials Limited

Omicron Electronics

Techimp HQ

Megger

Atef Group of Companies

Doble Engineering

Voltamp

Majan Electricity Company

Solesa SRL

Ventures Onsite

Muscat Daily

Oxford

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Crystal Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Exhibitors

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Knowledge Partner

Media partner

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Oman

Oman

UAE

Bahrain

South Korea

Oman

UAE

Saudi Arabia

Germany

Canada

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Canada

UK

Bahrain

Italy

UAE

Azerbaijan

USA

Oman

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Italy

UAE

Oman

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cOMPANy NAME cATEgORy cOuNTRy

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VISITORSAzerbaijan Bahrain Canada Egypt France Finland Greece Germany Iran Italy Japan KSA Kuwait Libya Qatar Spain Tripoli Turkey UAE USA UK

SOCIALMEDIA 2012

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MEdiA cOvERAgE

Oman Daily Observer

Times of OmanAl shabiba

Oman Arabic

Times of Oman

5-11-2012

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5-11-2012

Oman Muscat Daily

Oman Daily Observer Oman Tribune

Al Watan

Oman Economic Review

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November 2012

December 2012

muscatdaily.com Oxford Business group

Why MagazineNovember 2012

venturesonsite.com

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clOSiNg cEREMONEy

85% of the Exhibitorswant to participate in GCC Power 2013 inAbu Dhabi, UAE.

MEET uS AT gcc POWER 2013ABU DHABI, UAE

www.cigre-gcc.org

Mr. Tarek FaresP.O.Box 22376, Doha-QatarT: +974 4 432 9900; F: +974 4 443 2891E: tarek.fares@ifpqatar.com www.ifpqatar.com

Event Organizersالمنظمون

Event Managersإدارة الموتمر Eng. Mohamed M. Al-Dosari

P.O.Box 697, Doha-QatarT: +974 4462 0497; F: +974 4462 0474E: gsgccc@cigre-gcc.com;www.cigre-gcc.org