Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Eng. Khalid Al-Falih visited the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) pavilion at the Saudi Electricity Forum, which are held over 3 days as of October 10 in the city of Riyadh with the participation of several relevant private and public bodies and entities.
Dr. Jamil Al-Baqawi, Chief of the SCE, received the minister and briefed him on the outstanding achievements of the SCE during the past period and on the programs developed to serve the engineering profession and engineers in the Kingdom.
The SCE official spokesman Eng. Nasser Abdullatif, said that the SCE is keen on attending such events to benefit from exchange of the scientific and practical experience among engineers in general, especially if we know that this forum is attended by specialists from the Kingdom and other countries worldwide.
The forum, one of the most significant events in the field of electricity in the Kingdom, gives an opportunity for officials, experts and investors to exchange experiences, enrich knowledge in the field of electricity, keep abreast of latest developments and technologies, and get acquainted of investment opportunities in the Saudi market within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030.
The event will be accompanied by a large international exhibition that will provide great opportunity for international and local companies to present their knowledge and innovative technologies directly to decision makers, participants and visitors and hold meetings between companies, businessmen and officials during the event.
The forum coincides with the increasing developments in the energy sector in the Kingdom in general, and electric power in particular, through increasing the complex capabilities, raising efficiency on both supply and demand, rationalizing consumption, and diversifying sources by the use of renewable and atomic sources of energy.
