Sustainable Energy & Technology Asia 2018 (2018), Bangkok, 21-23 March 2018

Deputy Prime Minister, Royal Government of Thailand H.E. ACM Dr. Prajin Juntong to open SETA 2018

Bangkok, Thailand --- Endorsing the importance of SETA 2018 as Asia’s premier platform to address the challenging issues and trends of Sustainable Energy and Technology, the Deputy Prime Minister, Royal Government of Thailand H.E. ACM Dr. Prajin Juntonghas graciously confirmed that he will officiate at the Opening Ceremony of SETA 2018 on 21-23 March 2018.

Statistics already indicate that Asia is undoubtedly leading in global renewable expansion with its total capacity estimated to occupy 45 percent of the world’s share. That SETA is hosted in Thailand - in the hub of this dynamic region of growth for renewable energy - presents significant advantages. It is not only in close proximity with the industry giants of China and India but Thailand is fast becoming a considerable ASEAN renewables investment bright spot as it has emerged as an outperforming market in the South East Asia Region.

In tandem with this, SETA has presented itself a hallmark event for the energy industry. Its 2017 conference and exhibition attracted some 1,200 conference delegates and another group 5,300 trade, industry and academic professionals. The 3-day event featured high level dialogues between government agencies, giants from the private sector and other stake holders who deliberated on topics ranging from policies and their impact, to emerging sustainable energy alternatives. Highlights enhancing the content and direction of SETA were a multi-streamed conference as well as an exhibition which comprised over 100 companies who showcased innovative solutions to spearhead sustainable energy.

SETA 2018 is set to lead Asia into its next wave of growth and development in sustainable energy. Themed Towards Consolidated Innovative Energy Technologies - it will discuss cutting edge technologies for safe, affordable and practical solutions for sustainable energy. Kicking off SETA 2018 will be a CEO Energy Forum - a high level discourse on collaborative initiatives between the private and government sectors. The parallel sessions of its 3-day conference would allow trade, industry and academic professionals to insight into new and exciting technologies in Renewable Energy. Its 9,600 sq.m. exhibition expects to feature pavilions from industry icons, key players from Singapore, Japan, The Republic of China, The Republic of South Korea, and Thailand among others. Exhibit profiles include Innovative Energy Technology; Novel Energy Storage Technology; Regional Interconnectivity Power Grid, Oil-Gas Pipelines, Rail & RoadLinks; and Smart Urbanization.

For more information on SETA 2018, please contact: Ms. Wuttaya Hnunphagdee, Mobile no.: +66 87 794 6455; Tel. no.: +66 2 643 07445; E-mail: [email protected], or [email protected] and visit official website at www.seta.asia.