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MINSK, 10 October (BelTA) – The 22nd edition of the Belarusian Energy and Ecology Forum is opening in Minsk on 10 October, BelTA has learned.

The main events will take place at the Football Indoor Center in Minsk. The forum includes the 22nd International Specialized Exhibition Energy. Ecology. Energy Saving. Electro (Energy Expo’ 2017), the exhibitions: Oil&Gas Technologies, ExpoLIHGT, Atomexpo-Belarus, Water and Air Technologies, ExpoCITY and the 22nd Belarusian Energy and Ecology Congress.

The business program of the forum includes over 20 events: a plenary session, forums, conferences, workshops, roundtables, presentations by participating companies, where domestic and foreign experts will share the latest technological solutions in energy, petrochemistry, energy saving and ecology. During the featured events the participants will discuss matters of energy security, environmental and economic aspects of nuclear energy, innovative and energy efficient solutions in the housing sector, the strategy of the digital transformation of energy and petrochemistry sectors, sustainable environmental development of cities and green economy.

The roundtable dedicated to the prospects and problems of the development of electric transport will be held for the first time during the forum. The participants will discuss the world tendencies of the electric transport development, the Belarusian electric vehicles market, economic mechanisms to stimulate the use of electric vehicles, development of charging points and service infrastructure, environmental aspects, regulatory support and other matters.

During the roundtable on development prospects of nuclear energy, the Belarusian and foreign experts will discuss nuclear energy safety, environmental and social aspects of the construction of a nuclear power plant, dynamics of public opinion on nuclear energy in Belarus and raising public awareness of environmental safety during the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant.

The EnergyExpo exhibition traditionally draws attention of leading world’s and domestic producers of equipment, materials and technology for the energy sector, ecology, energy saving and electrical engineering. The exhibition is one of the largest in the CIS and Baltic countries in its field. This year’s edition of the forum has brought together representatives of some 300 companies from 16 countries (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Finland, China and the USA). Partaking in the forum are the leading Belarusian organizations and such world-famous names as Siemens, ABB, FILTER, IEC, Schneider, Dow Chemical, HEAG and EATON.

The forum will be running till 13 October.