Istanbul is ready to host 鈥榯he 29th World Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, Forum and the 2016 European LPG Association Congress聽on Sept. 27-29 2016.
"We are very excited about the event. Several hundred members of the industry will meet in Istanbul for three days and government officials will also be invited,"聽said Paul Ladner, the European LPG Association, AEGPL鈥榮 president.
The World LPG Forum is the premier annual global event for the LPG industry and the AEGPL Congress brings the European LPG industry together every year. Two annual events will be rolled into one exceptional LPG conference and exhibition.
"I鈥檓 sure the event will also be very important for the Turkish LPG industry also. There will be leading companies in the LPG industry worldwide participating. Manufacturers, producers, distributors and聽new technologies will be introduced there which will聽help聽customers use energy more wisely. It should be an exciting time,"聽Ladner told Anadolu Agency.
Turkey consumes more than 3.7 million tons of LPG annually. It is the biggest autogas market in Europe and the second after South Korea worldwide.
"For policy makers and government officials,聽the event in which the panels will include experts from the industry will be a great opportunity,"聽Ladner said, and added that the event聽will discuss trends and the future of the industry while providing business opportunities there.
-聽Istanbul and energy events
Istanbul hosted the sixth World Forum on Energy Regulation, WFER, sponsored by Anadolu Agency, between May 25 and 28.
Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) hosted the forum whose聽main focus was聽energy regulation.
Apart from LPG forum, the city will host another international conference on energy. The 23rd World Energy Congress will be held in Istanbul in October 2016. Organized once every three years, approximately 10,000 visitors as well as government ministers from around the world聽are expected to attend the conference.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
murat.temizer@aa.com.tr