VADODARA: The Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) organised a road show in the city to promote its upcoming mega event ‘Elecrama 2016 – The World Electricity Forum’.
Elecrama 2016 will be the 12th edition of the event. It is scheduled to held in Bengaluru from February 13-17, and over 1,000 companies from the power sector are expected to take part in the leading trade and networking forum.
IEEMA President Babu Babel said the road show, held yesterday, was organised here as the city is the headquarters of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd, and is a pioneer in power supply in the country, with 1,800 villages in the district being supplied electricity round-the-clock.
“Within a decade, Gujarat has turned around a Rs 2,500 crore loss making power utility into a Rs 500 crore profit making entity.
“The state has demonstrated the will to proactively address the challenges in power sector, such as mounting losses of the state’s electricity boards, power theft and technology upgradation,” Babel said.
He said Gujarat’s discoms (distribution companies) have been consistently ranked among the top discoms in the country, and it is a role model when it comes to power generation and transmission.
The next road show in the series will be held in Jamnagar on January 9, he said.
Babel said IEEMA plans to hold around 20 road shows across the country.
“Elecrama had organised the preview of its 12th edition in Nairobi, Kenya, which was welcomed by its electricity industry,” the event’s Chairman Aaditya Dhoot said today.
Dhoot had earlier visited other East African countries such as Uganda and Tanzania, and met key ministers and officials.
Road shows were organised in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Dubai and Jakarta, which saw good participation, he said.
An IEEMA delegation would visit Sri Lanka on January 11 to promote the event, he added.
Article Courtesy- The Economic Times.
