“Bigger and better” is how all concerned describe this year’s African Utility Week and the co-located Clean Power Africa that took place in Cape Town from 14-15 May at the CTICC.  The 13th conference and exhibition was attended by nearly 5000 power and water professionals from more than 60 countries, 27 of them African, at what was the largest utility gathering of its kind on the continent.  

This is your last opportunity to join us and connect with your peers at the region’s leading networking platform for smart energy professionals, taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week!

‘Pulling in one direction’ is the driving theme for this year’s European Utility Week, and there is no better way to ensure the utility industry and other stakeholders work more cooperatively than to bring together the leading representatives under one roof.

We are pleased to announce the first confirmed speakers for European Utility Week 2013!

The 2013 speaker line-up is comprised of an industry elite-group from around the world who will share their expertise from grid to socket on best practices for a smarter energy.

Smart Utilities Central and Eastern Europe 2013 is less than 1 week away and it's shaping up fantastic with over 150 utility representatives and senior level delegates already signed up! Therefore, I thought I would give you a quick update on the types of professionals you can expect to meet at the event.

The various reports and articles coming out right now about the growth potential of the Central and Eastern Europe region have been matched by the strong interest which has been shown in our Smart Utilities CEE 2013 event.

European Utility Week is the new brand which unites three previous landmark events: Metering, Billing/CRM Europe, Transmission & Distribution/Smart Grids Europe and Smart Homes under one single banner. The powerful combination of new conference tracks, an international exhibition - featuring over 400 exhibitors, the participation of over 300 leading utilities, and the attendance of 8000+ smart utility experts under one roof, will offer plenty to engage your interest for the biggest and best smart energy platform in Europe.

We realise that attending a conference is as much about meeting your peers as it is listening to speakers present. And, in these tough economic times, it's necessary to justify the commercial value of attending a conference before paying for a ticket.

In the exciting times of the Scandinavian energy transition, the Nordic smart energy community will gather at Smart Utilities Scandinavia in Stockholm on Wednesday and Thursday this week to debate on all the fundamental issues at heart of the region’s energy landscape.

With less than 5 weeks to go, Smart Utilities Central & Eastern Europe 2013 has attracted the best from the CEE smart energy community.

At Smart Utilities Central and Eastern Europe we have designed a conference which guides you from planning to execution of smart metering upgrades and metering deployment, giving you the tools to benchmark practice from start to finish.

Recently we spoke to Morten Bremild, founder of Danish smart energy consultancy Axelerate, about the consumer attitude to smart energy and the market players’ roles in creating universal value out of the 'smart' proposition.

The Engerati online platform for the smart energy community has been updated with new features, content and networking tools.  Engerati has been an important voice in the power and utility cyberspace since its inception in 2011.  It is part of the Clarion Events Group.

As part of the programme on Smart Utilities Central and Eastern Europe, we deliver a number of talks concerning innovation and new product launches.

Sweden's first smart metering pilots started in 2001 and it subsequently became the first European country to install smart meters for all its electricity customers in 2009.