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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2011 18
The issue of renewable energy and its
transmission through cable and wire will
be the key theme of the Bahrain-based
Arab Cable Manufacturers Association’s
seventh annual ArabCab conference.
For the first time the association, which
represents 70 countries across the
region, will be hosting the event outside
the Arab world.
The event, from 25 th to 28th September,
will be hosted in Granada, Spain, partly
because of Spain’s involvement in solar
energy and because it is perceived as
the most Arab-friendly country in
Europe.
The conference, “Renewable energy
and its relation to the cable and wire
world”, is expected to be attended by
manufacturers of electrical and
telephone cables in the Arab world, in
addition to a significant number of
international cable manufacturers,
associated partners and customers. It
will focus on examining and building
awareness of alternative energy
solutions and opportunities for investing
in alternative energy sources with a
focus on the cable industry in the Arab
world and beyond.
“We are delighted to announce the
seventh annual ArabCab conference,”
said ArabCab president Hamid Al
Zayani. “We have chosen Spain for a
number of reasons, including its long
historical relationship with the Arab
culture and markets and its position
among the leading centres for the
development and use of alternative
energy sources,” Mr Al Zayani said.
Arab Cable Manufacturers
Association – Bahrain
Fax: +973 175 304 40
Email :
Website:
Heading for Spain
❍ Participants at last year’s ArabCab conference in the Lebanon