NEWSSSGC made a strong presence at the 12th International Exhibition for the Energy Industry, popularly called POGEE 2014. Held at Lahore Expo Centre from May 28 to 31, POGEE attracted local and foreign companies in energy sector. The creatively fabricated corporate booth, a replica of the head office building , was given the best corporate booth of the exhibition by the organizers Pegasus Consultancy for the fourth time.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Sher Ali, provincial minister for mines and minerals. Zuhair Siddiqui, MD, SSGC was the guest of honour. In his address, Mr. Siddiqui said that POGEE has for long been a regular feature in Karachi and SSGC has been an active player in ensuring the mega-event’s success by setting up award winning exhibition booths and participating in conference sessions on energy. Yusuf J. Ansari, DMD (Corporate Services) and Shahbaz Islam, DGM (CCD) were also present at the opening ceremony.
The Minister also visited SSGC’s booth and appreciated the Company for fabricating an impressive replica. The booth was manned by CCD’s personnel including Salman Siddiqui, Chief Manager and Assistant Managers Uzair Khan and Saud-ul-Hasan. It remained a hub of activity for delegates and visitors who enquired about SSGC’s operations, current projects and future plans.
On the second day, Miftah Ismail, Chairman, SSGC who is also the head of Board of Investment, visited the Corporate booth. He also addressed one of the event’s conference sections, whose theme was ‘Empowering Pakistan’s Energy Future: Innovation and Investment’. Mr. Ismail’s topic was ‘Power sector reform in Pakistan: Issues and Challenges’. The Chairman talked about the policies of the current government aimed towards mitigating power sector crisis and its efforts to attract foreign direct investment.