In March 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps

34 HYDRONEWS Events
HydroVision Russia
Moscow, Russia
In early March 2012 ANDRITZ
HYDRO participated for the third
time in the leading annual energy
fair in Russia – Russia Power, with
its co-event HydroVision Russia. To
cover Russia's future energy demand,
interest in hydropower and
Asia 2012
Chiang Mai,
Thailand
electromechanical equipment for
hydropower stations is strongly increasing.
The number of exhibitors,
and therefore the exhibition area,
doubled once again compared to
last year.
Asia is one of the most rapidly
growing hydropower markets
in the world. Following
former events in Thailand, Vietnam
and Malaysia, this year ASIA 2012
took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Different aspects of hydropower
were discussed and presented in
several sessions. ANDRITZ HYDRO
participated with dedicated paper
presentations on pump storage,
coating, generators, Pelton turbines
and small hydro.
The layout of the booth followed demand
for additional information exchange
between the audience and our
presenters. One highlight of Asia 2012
was the “Welcome Reception” on the
rooftop terrace of the Hotel Empress in
Chiang Mai. All delegates enjoyed Thai
specialties cooked directly in front of
them. As co-sponsor of the evening,
Mr. Josef Ullmer welcomed all delegates
on be-half of ANDRITZ HYDRO. Asia
As a followup to ANDRITZ HYDRO's
presentations concerning modernization
and rehabilitation of Francis and Kaplan
turbines, generators and pump storage
technologies as well as solutions for
small-scale hydro, Russian and international
visitors took the opportunity to
discuss their special requests. Our professional
conference team and well-organized
booth offered a perfect backdrop
for this information exchange.
All over the world hydropower
is becoming more
and more interesting – for
local utilities as well as for investors
and project developers.
Spring is trade fair season, and
ANDRITZ HYDRO participated in
several hydropower and renewable
events in order to present
our capabilities all over the world.
2012 was an important and very successful
event for ANDRITZ HYDRO,
emphasizing our position as a leading
supplier in Asia.