The International Nuclear Power Plant Summit was held between March 6-7 in Istanbul. For the fifth year, around 500 persons came to this burgeoning market to understand what is possible to achieve. This year, the exhibition revealed several properties of what is to expect in Turkey: The large number of Turkish exhibitors: compared to the last two events, the number of domestic exhibitors increased, largely due to the arrival of new comers in the industry, from the civil engineering sector. Most of the companies interviewed told us the reasons for their participation is the discovery of the opportunities, the approach of new clients, the meetings with new clients, and to… read more →
During the INPPS summit, only two companies were interviewed by the national media: KSG Makina (KSG), a private company based in Adana (Turkey) and Ateliers de la Meuse (ALM), a joint venture between a private investor and the government of Belgium. If KSG Makina is a company focused in the construction, renewable energy and steel structure sectors, ALM is several hundred years old and specialized in the nuclear cask transport, space, science and medical. Both factories decided to create a consortium to support the localization of the Turkish industry, for the needs of Akkuyu and Sinop. Beside Akkuyu and Sinop, what’s next? Why both companies are willing to work with… read more →
The 23rdInternational Energy & Environment Fair & Conference (ICCI) was held on May 3-5 in Istanbul. The event was partially acquired by Penwell (the organizer of Power-Gen) and that was obvious in the show. From several dozens of small booths and irrelevant companies in 2016, this event features bigger companies, bigger booth and optimized space. We mostly went to the event to assess the Turkish industry involvement in the domestic nuclear projects. We saw mostly companies involved in renewable power, since the government is investing in large projects for wind and solar. But we were surprised by the number of companies that are already acting to become suppliers in the… read more →
On January 12, as International Business Development Director of the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey (NIATR), a meeting was organized with the Managing Director of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA), Mr. Knox Msebenzi. The target was to create a bridge between the leading country in Africa and the most powerful industrial country in the Middle-East. This bridge aimed to facilitate investments between the members of NIATR in South African projects, but also to increase the interest of foreign technology providers and manufacturers for these two markets that have a large nuclear program. If y a company is often reluctant to transfer its expertise for one nuclear program,… read more →