Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry has called on the electro-technical sector to participate in the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria.
The convention will take place from 23 - 24 November.
Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina on Thursday encouraged South African companies to apply to participate in WAPIC, before 24 June.
“WAPIC is an exhibition that gives exporting companies access to an emerging high-growth market through the provision of a platform to showcase pioneering technology and innovative products in the electro-technical sector," said Deputy Minister Masina.
The exhibition is a convergence of power professionals, spanning government, consulting, investors and utilities. It will offer opportunities for exporting companies to identify niche export opportunities.
“This exhibition will build on the successes of the dti’s participation at WAPIC 2015 by providing a lucrative platform for South African manufacturers of products and related services from the electro-technical sector to showcase South African expertise in this sector, which in turn will increase exports,” said Deputy Minister Masina.
The dti will provide assistance to the participating companies through the Export Marketing and Investment Assistance Scheme (EMIA) in the form of air travel, subsistence allowance, payment of exhibition space, as well as freight forwarding of display material.
WAPIC 2016 will focus on boilers/combustion systems, cables, computers/software, converters, inductors and transformers, emission control, engineering services, construction companies and generation equipment.
It will also feature instrumentation controls, meters and associated technologies (meter testing equipment, revenue protection technologies and services), motors/electrical equipment.
Pumps, compressors, relays, renewable equipment and suppliers, switchgear and control equipment, turbines, transmission equipment and substations, wiring and accessories will also be showcased at the exhibition. – SAnews.gov.za
