At the Official Opening Ceremony the Exhibition was inaugurated by Andrey Cherezov, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation, Denis Fyodorov, General Director of Gazprom Energoholding, Igor Muravyov, Managing Director of Leningrad region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sergey Voronkov, General Director of ExpoForum-International and Igor Kirsanov, General Director of RESTEC Exhibition Company.
Leading energy and electrical companies took part in Energetika & Elektrotechnika 2018 Exhibition - Gazprom Energoholding, REP Holding, Electronmash, Phoenix Contact, WAGO, Cable Alliance Holding, Transneft Baltic, Velan, Dehn Rus, Electrointer, Stäubli Rus, EKRA, Invertor Factory, PRIST, Sverdlovskiy Zavod Transformatorov Toka, Pskov Plant For Power Transformers, Termo-Energo, P&K Energo, Cascade, Sawmill Equipment, Nizhny Novgorod Research And Production Association Named After M. V. Frunze, Sonel and many other companies.
Many foreign exhibitors showcased their state-of-the-art equipment and technology - Fortum (Finland), Tyco Electronics (USA), SIBA GmbH (Germany), ЕАЕ (Turkey), Giovenzana International (the Netherlands), BV electronik, KPB Intra Trade and ZEZ SILKO (Czech Republic), Connotec (China), Elektrobudowa, Euro-Locks (Poland), Ganz Switchgear and Appliance Manufacturing (Hungary), Shiv Om Brass Industries (India), Belenergoremnaladka, Minsk Electrotechnical Plant Named after V. I. Kozlov, Technoshans (Belarus), Kemont (Kazakhstan) and others.
For the first time the Exhibition hosted united stands of the St. Petersburg Committee for Energy and Engineering Provision and Russian Export Center.
On 26th of April the Business Matchmaking Center arranged negotiations and meetings for the participants and guests of the Exhibition. This annual event brings together manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and technology for power industry with the leading Russian buyers. In 2018 the buyers included such companies as Vodokanal, Electrotrans, Leningrad Region Electric Grid Company, St. Petersburg Metro, Mosenergo, Moscow United Energy Company, OGK-2, Petroelectrosbyt, the Siberian Project Center, Russian Railways, St. Petersburg Fuel and Energy Complex and others. Over 600 business meetings were held in the framework of the Business Matchmaking Center.
The 6th Russian International Energy Forum, one of the leading energy events in Russia, was held during the Exhibition at ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center. The Forum has become a global platform for an efficient dialogue between the authorities and the business, energy corporations, scientific community and manufacturers, investors and researches. Over 2500 delegates took part in the events of the Forum.
The next, 26th International Exhibition for energy, electrical and lighting equipment and technology is scheduled for 21 – 24 May 2019 (St. Petersburg, ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center).
Organizers: RESTEC Exhibitions and ExpoForum International
More information on the website: www.energetika-restec.ru