GE highlights total power plant capabilities at Bahrain summit

Joe Anis, president and CEO, GE’s Power Services business in the MEA, left, with Shaikh Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, chief executive of the Electricity and Water Authority of Bahrain; Ray Wang, author & CEO at Constellation Research; Tim Murray, CEO of Alba; Mike Cunningham, CEO, Al Dur Power & Water Company; and Michael Rechsteiner, VP, product lines, Power Services, GE Power.

GE highlighted its Fleet 360* total power plant capabilities at the first Power Services Middle East & Africa (MEA) Summit held on Monday in Bahrain.
The event welcomed around 70 key customers from across the MEA region and discussed the challenges faced by the power industry, as well as the opportunities to strengthen the power sector’s productivity and efficiency through the digital industrial transformation.
“A reliable, efficient and stable power sector is the prime driver of economic growth and infrastructure development,” stated Shaikh Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, chief executive of the Electricity and Water Authority of Bahrain.
“The Power Services Middle East & Africa Summit by GE serves as a significant platform for all stakeholders to meet and discuss how the sector can become more efficient and productive by drawing on the latest technology and digital capabilities.”
Underlining GE’s long-term commitment to the region, the summit showcased GE’s digital power plant solutions and its end-to-end technology capabilities post the acquisition of Alstom Power.
Featuring in-depth discussions, the summit highlighted how GE’s expanded portfolio of plant-level service capabilities can help unleash better performance, lower risk and extend the operational life of gas and steam plants.
“This is the first summit we are hosting in the MEA region to highlight the new power services and evolving challenges and opportunities in the power sector,” said Joe Anis, president and CEO of GE’s Power Services business in the MEA.
At the summit, Anis delivered a keynote address on bringing digitization to the MEA power services sector.
A panel discussion on the power services sector featured Sheikh Nawaf bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, chief executive of the Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority; Tim Murray, CEO of Alba; Ray Wang, author and CEO at Constellation Research; and Mike Cunningham, CEO, Al Dur Power & Water Company.