THIS YEAR'S 'SET' ANTICIPATES A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

Preparations for the fifth Energy Summit (SET), to be held in Trebinje from March 20th to 22nd, are entering the final phase. The participation of around a thousand representatives from energy companies, public and private enterprises, energy service providers, as well as representatives of relevant ministries and other governmental bodies from the region, is expected.

PHOTO: SET Trebinje

'We have already completed all the tasks within the scope of the program committee and adopted the agenda, which will be officially announced on the Energy Summit website in the next seven days, listing all the Summit participants,' said the director of SET, Aleksandar Branković.

In the year when the Energy Summit celebrates a small jubilee, its fifth year of existence, an even greater number of participants and sponsors is expected.

'This is particularly pleasing and confirms that SET has grown into one of the most respected events of its kind in the energy sector in the region, bringing together leading experts and representatives from all relevant companies in this field,' emphasizes Branković.

The fifth Energy Summit is held under the slogan 'Energy Connectivity of the Western Balkans,' and besides this topic, during the three days, opinions of experts in the field of 'green' energy, renewable sources, transmission systems, production, and energy market will be heard in seven separate panels and three one-on-one discussions.

'Transition in energy is always our priority, but there are also topics related to expanding the capacity of electro-energy networks, introducing renewable energy sources into the grid, energy trading here in the region, and some topics important for small energy producers, which are increasing in number, such as how to maintain their own solar power plants and how to manage them,' said Branković.

In addition to exchanging opinions and ideas on significant and important topics in the field of energy, it is expected that important contracts will be concluded during the Summit in Trebinje, and significant contacts and new business partnerships will be established.

'The Summit is evolving into a real business conference where many companies that come to Trebinje have their first discussions and agreements, and there are also realized contracts, which is particularly pleasing to us, as well as the fact that people keep coming back to us,' said Aleksandar Branković.

He emphasized that the Energy Summit in Trebinje is already among the top five such events in Europe. The increasing number of participants year by year proves this.

'This year will certainly be the same, accommodation capacities are already quite filled during the Summit. We already have over 300 registered participants, and there is still a month until the Summit. Surely, we will exceed the number of 700 or 800 participants as we had last year,' Branković adds.

The general sponsor of the Summit is 'Elnos Group' from Banja Luka, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Energy and Mining, and the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship in the Government of Republika Srpska."