Dubai – Gateway to future for industry
DUBAI: Middle East Energy (MEE) 2020, once again reaffirmed its status as the true global energy platform and underlined Dubai’s position as a gateway to the future for an industry in the midst of transformative change with a series of energetic and enlightening discussions, coupled with powerful insights from the sector’s luminaries during its three-day run at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
With energy demand in the Mena region set for annual growth of 6.4 per cent through 2022, the sector faces the dual challenge of meeting demand while moving to low-carbon systems, according to the Energy & Utilities market Outlook Report 2020, produced by Informa Markets, organiser of Middle East Energy.
While industry innovators showcased the latest industry breakthroughs on the main exhibition floor, discussion on how to chart the future of energy was met with vigour during three days of high-profile dialogue with industry changemakers agreeing that the Middle East region is primed to lead the charge against the global challenge.
“Our participation at MEE was an eye-opener for us as a company on the latest energy generation and trading products. Our goal was to obtain industry-specific solutions that are relevant to our core business and MEE’S well-curated programme and exhaustive speaker list helped us do just that, throwing up a number of key leads,” said Wnaguli Charles Wainaina, Chief Procurement Officer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited.
Thegeneralconsensuswasthatwhilecleanenergy targets and policies are driving desire for change across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region from a government level, progressive private sector entities, from energy services companies, technology leaders and financial institutions have an increasingly important role to play, according to several industry experts at Middle East Energy.