Lighting Kazakhstan 2011 will act as a business platform for lighting industry professionals from Kazakhstan, the CIS and other countries. An important part of Lighting Kazakhstan 2011 will be the business programme, which will include roundtables, presentations and seminars.
Participation in the Lighting Kazakhstan 2011 exhibition will provide companies with objective information about the status of, and prospects for, the lighting industry in Kazakhstan. At the show, companies will be able to present themselves and their products in the Kazakhstani market; learn about the current demands of consumers; study the business activities of competitors and assess the competitiveness of their products and services; meet with a wide audience of specialists; and establish strong business relationships.
The organisers devote a lot of attention to developing the visitor database: it is expected that the exhibition will be visited by professionals from throughout Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries. Among the visitors will be representatives of government agencies, regional and city administrations, construction companies, distributors of lighting products, wholesalers, retailers, shopping centres, athletic arenas and airports, as well as architects, lighting planners and designers, installers of lighting equipment, power engineers and engineers from major industrial enterprises.
An added plus is that the Power Kazakhstan 2011 and ReEnergy Kazakhstan 2011 exhibitions - which cover power, electrical equipment and power engineering, and renewable energy, energy conservation and energy efficiency - will be held in neighbouring pavilions at the same time as Lighting Kazakhstan 2011, which will, undoubtedly, attract an even greater number of professionals.
Kazakhstan’s lighting market:
Kazakhstan’s lighting market is currently experiencing a period of active growth, which is primarily due to the following factors:The implementation of the State Programme for Accelerated Industrial and Innovative Development of Kazakhstan for 2010-2014: the programme provides for the construction and introduction into operation of 237 major investment projects, including factories, industrial parks, industrial plants and infrastructure facilities in the oil and gas, chemical, power, transport, pharmaceutical, construction, agricultural and nuclear industries
The implementation by regional and city administrations of programmes to introduce energy-saving equipment: in the near future, energy conservation and efficient energy use measures should become a mandatory part of regional integrated socio-economic development programmes, including regional power programmes (for example, LED lighting systems are currently being installed in municipal services)
Kazakhstan’s leading position in CIS for the construction and commissioning of buildings: from January to September 2010, 860,000m² of housing were brought into operation
The improvement of the legislative base for energy conservation: at the moment, a priority task is the adoption of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Energy Conservation” and a number of regulatory acts in the implementation of the Law, the development of a State Register of Energy Conservation, and the setting up of monitoring of large consumers of fuel and energy resources for the purpose of energy conservation, which will help establish a coherent system of legal, administrative and economic measures that promote energy efficiency, and create additional incentives for energy conservation
The launch of the Customs Union between Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia from 2010: new prospects are opening up for cooperation for Kazakh, Russian and Belarusian manufacturers and suppliers of lighting equipment, and it is forecast that, in the near future, the import / export of goods in the area of the Union will significantly increase, including lighting products, as a result of the simplified customs clearance procedure and reduced transport costs
The significant improvement in the prosperity, and increased incomes, of the Kazakh people, and consequent desire for a better quality of life: according to experts, in July 2010, the purchasing power of Kazakhs reached the same level as in July 2007 – i.e., the pre-crisis period
The significant potential for energy conservation in Kazakhstan: according to specialists’ estimates, the potential amounts to 30% of total energy consumption
The complete absence of domestic manufacturers of lighting products: only two Kazakhstani companies have established production of fluorescent bulbs and plan to manufacture LED products. There is no production of lamps, spotlights etc in the country
The presence in the market of a limited range of poor quality and overpriced imported lighting products
The significant lag behind developed countries in the introduction and use of LED products and energy-saving technologies
The virtual absence of competition in the manufacture and supply of lighting products
