With 25 high-level speakers and more than 200 delegates participating from Iraq, Greece and other European and Middle East countries, this year’s Iraqi-European Business and Investment Forum was convened by the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development. With 25 high-level speakers and more than 200 delegates participating from Iraq, Greece and other European and Middle East countries, this year’s Iraqi-European Business and Investment Forum was convened by the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development. Given the effort now being undertaken by the Iraqi government and with the support of international organizations and donor agencies for the reconstruction of the country, this annual Forum was not only timely but highly relevant in view of its subject content but also on account of the great diversity of the companies which it managed to attract.
Following an invitation by Mr. Rashad Mabger,
Secretary General of the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development,
IENE actively supported in this unique event through the participation of its Head
of Research, Mr. Dimitris Mezartasoglou. In his presentation, Mr. Mezartasoglou
outlined Greece’s energy expertise and investment prospects and how Greek
energy companies could assist Iraq in rebuilding, upgrading and expanding power
generation and distribution facilities. The areas covered in his presentation
included, among others, refining and distribution of petroleum products, since
Greece has developed considerable expertise over the years as it operates four modern
refineries with substantial exporting activity mostly in the East Mediterranean
and Balkan regions. Another area, which was highlighted in Mr.
Mezartasoglou’s presentation, included the EPC contracting capabilities of
Greek companies involved in power generation, using both conventional and
renewable energy sources, solar water heating installations for both commercial
and household applications, solar PV plants and wind farms, electricity
transmission cables and distribution systems, smart meters, pipelines for both
oil and gas applications as well as desalination plants. Greece possesses
considerable expertise on the aforementioned areas as they are highly relevant
in the context of the various projects now considered, planned or under
development in Iraq as part of the country’s reconstruction programme. The
presentation of Mr. Mezartasoglou is available in the "Reports” section of
iene.eu.
