Chairman's welcome

The third China International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CICED 2008) will be held in Guangzhou on 10th to 13th Dec, 2008, which is another significant conference for technology sharing after the previous two sessions held in Shanghai in 2000 and Beijing in 2006. As chairman of the CICED 2008, I sincerely invite your presence at this grand gathering in Guangzhou.

In recent years, China has achieved rapid development both in social and economic domains, in which power industry has been playing a fundamental and supporting role. By the end of 2006, China’s total installed power generation capacity exceeded 622 GW, and the annual generation capacity amounted to 2830 TWh. Meanwhile, the power equipment manufacture and management have noticeably been improved; the ability of managing and operating large power grids has also been enhanced. China’s power utilities have made positive contributions in promoting the development of national economy, providing more secure, economical and high-quality supply of electricity, and in serving the social harmony. With the support of the government, these power utilities are accelerating the construction and renovation of the urban and rural power distribution networks, providing customers with better services while reforming the power industry by adopting market principles.

The CICED 2008 will provide a platform of exchanging ideas and sharing knowledge among experts, scholars and engineers from home and abroad, who are engaged in power supply technology and management. We will discuss the current hot issues in power industry and energy domain. And study new challenges and new trends brought to the urban grid planning and development by renewable energy, distributed generation, etc. The conference will also promote a further communication and mutual understanding among the domestic and foreign power utilities and equipment manufacturers, sharing the development and progress induced by new theory and advanced technologies.

The theme of the CICED 2008 is “Share innovation, better serve society”, which is also our common mission.

The CICED 2008 will be held in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou is well known as “the southern gateway to China”. The long history and culture, unique Southern China customs and rapid urban construction make this historic city full of youthful vitality. We are looking forward to meeting you in Guangzhou in the golden autumn of 2008.