Doha: Texas A&M University at Qatar and Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) organised the 3rd International Conference on Smart Grids and Renewable Energy (SGRE2022) focusing on smart grid and renewable energy resource integration for Qatar and beyond. The conference was also sponsored by Qatar National research Fund.
The conference, presented in parallel with the 7th General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity, aimed to generate a long-term smart grid research agenda relating to smart grid and renewable energy.
Organisers said that this should lead to a smarter electric grid that is necessary for maintaining rapid economic development, improved social lifestyle and a greener living environment.
Kahramaa President and Honourary Conference Chair, Eng Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari opened the conference and said, “I am pleased to note the launch of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Grids and Renewable Energy in parallel with the 7th General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity, organised by Texas A&M University at Qatar, to which I extend my sincere thanks, and in cooperation with the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation ‘Kahramaa’ as a strategic partner.
“This conference constitutes an important framework for discussing the development of medium and long-term strategies to develop the structuring of the electricity sector, improve management and control systems for electricity networks, using smart systems, developing applications for automatic control of remote networks, enhance electrical interconnection steps, as well as search for practical solutions for alternative and renewable energy sources, in addition to promote and support scientific research and training programmes in the smart grid and renewable energy and its importance to the environment and sustainable development."
He added, "Organising both the 7th General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity and SGRE events at the same time and location is a valuable opportunity to meet with specialists and interact among them."
