Bangkok to host IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019

BANGKOK, February 14 (TNA) - Thailand has been honorably selected by the US-based IEEE Power & Energy Society to organize the IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019, a grand international conference and exposition in energy in Asia, in Bangkok next month. Jirut Issarangkul Na Ayudhaya, President of the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), told journalists on February 13 that the IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019, will be held in Thailand, the first Asian nation, under the theme of "Big Shift in Power and Energy", at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC) during March 19-23. Jirut stated that the IEEE Power & Energy Society is a US body with its main global mission focused on providing the comprehensive scientific and engineering knowledge on electric power and energy, assessing that a number of international business operators in the power production and the energy sectors should join the upcoming five-day event to publicly present their products at over 400 booths. "The IEEE PES GTD ASIA 2019 is also expected to attract more than 10,000 international visitors who will learn on power production, transmission and distribution systems comprehensively, covering the renewable energy", the TCEB president said. Besides, the international visitors will learn on the application of the advanced digital system to the power production, transmission and distribution in smart cities and relevant data centers. According to the TCEB president, international experts in the power production and energy sectors have also been invited to give their special lecturers at the five-day event, including those from the United States, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, China and Singapore. (TNA)