Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Mohamed Aslam has stated that renewable energy has a future but needs a favourable market. He made the remark at the opening ceremony of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industrial Applications Society (IAS) Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies (GlobConHT 2023).
At the opening ceremony, Minister Aslam highlighted the importance of developing the renewable energy sector and noted that there is still a large gap in the availability of renewable energy technologies and the demand both in developing and developed countries. As such, he said that the sector has huge potential for growth and that a market can be created by increasing public awareness.
GlobConHT 2023 is being held at the Maldives National University (MNU). The conference provides the opportunity for engineers, scholars, and researchers to meet in a forum to discuss various issues and the future direction of emerging technologies. The conference aims to put together experts from the relevant areas to disseminate their knowledge and experience for the relevant future research scope. Around 200 presentations will be presented on the renewable energy sectors of 38 countries at the conference.