"A new boom in China Smart Grid Market" China 2013 May 9-10, Beijing

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China 2013 May 9- 10 | Beijing, China

STMicroelectronics and the Race for China’s Smart Meter Market

2013 China Program Download The chipmaker claims a lead in supplying the silicon guts of China’s smart meter rollout. Competition abounds. China, soon to be the world’s biggest smart grid market, is planning to spend about $2.5 billion to $3 billion per year on a smart meter rollout over the next several years. Chinese meter makers like Ningbo Sanxing Electric, Wasion, Hi Sun Technology, Linyang Electronics and Holley Metering are expected to reap the greatest rewards,

given the expectation that China’s government will favor domestic manufacturers in the rollout. But that doesn’t mean that the technology inside those meters can’t be a target for foreign companies. Take STMicroelectronics, the Geneva, Switzerland-based semiconductor manufacturer that’s been making a big push into chipsets for smart meters and the communications systems that serve them. Full Story

Early Confirmed Eminent Speakers:

Pierre Bornard Vice Chairman & Senior Executive Vice-President RTE, France Shen Jiang Deputy Director, Science & Technology Department SGCC, China Reji Kumar Pillai President India Smart Grid Forum, India Liu Youwei Deputy Director General Strategic Development Research Center China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), China Francesco Marini Asia and Oceania Business Development Manager ENEL, Italy

Yang Shengchun Deputy Director, China Automation Research Institute CEPRI, China Bert Heerbaart Strategic Program Manager Alliander, Netherland He Dexin President, World Wind Energy Association Chairman, Chinese Wind Energy Association, China Kaare Sandholt Chief Expert China National Renewable Energy Centre, Denmark ML Chan Senior Vice President ML Consulting Group, USA

Bernhard Thies Chairman DKE, Germany Huang Xiaoli Deputy Chief Engineer Electricity Research and Design Institute, China

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