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Worldwide stakeholders attended the event.
Uniting the world’s utility landscape
The World Utilities Congress 2022 in Abu Dhabi brought together stakeholders from the global power and water industry.
ELD UNDER THE patronage of HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, the inaugural edition of the World Utilities Congress held in Abu Dhabi, hosted by TAQA and organised by dmg events, gathered more than 10,000 trade professionals and 120 exhibiting companies who sought to promote proactive measures to digitalise power and water systems, control emissions, and attract longterm capital investments. The World Utilities Congress offered an unrivalled opportunity for the global power and water industry to converge and discuss trends and explore technologies and innovations influencing future power and water demand, hosted by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and
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The inaugural edition of the World Utilities Congress was a huge success, which speaks of the critical importance our sector plays in delivering a more sustainable future. Jasim Husain Thabet, TAQA’s group CEO
Technical Review Middle East - Annual Power Review 2022
organised by dmg events. The Congress brought together more than 200 industry expert speakers, over 1,000 conference delegates, and hosted more than 50 strategic and technical conference sessions, including a Nuclear Energy Leadership Forum. Over the course of three days, leaders and industry experts from the region and around the world, tackled critical issues and explored solutions during the conference sessions, enabling the continued pursuit of a greener present and future. The sessions also shed light on the importance of embedding futurefocused digital transformation strategies as a response to evolving market and customer needs. On day three, topics such as ‘Efficient integration of renewable energy into power grids’, ‘Entering the golden age of utility reinvention – how is digitalisation redefining www.technicalreview.me
