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HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) and Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo will open this October

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The upgraded Hall of Connected Lighting spotlights lighting designs, innovations and solutions
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 7 October 2024 –

Fair websites
Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition): hktdc.com/hklightingfairae/en
Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo: hkotlexpo.hktdc.com/en

Hong Kong continues to solidify its status as Asia’s premier trade fair capital, drawing business professionals from around the globe for pivotal trade activities. This year, The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is set to host the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) and Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo this October. Under the theme Light & Life, the twin lighting fairs will feature some 3,000 exhibitors from more than 20 countries and regions, showcasing innovative products and solutions that integrate lighting with life

Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)
The 26th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) (Autumn Lighting Fair) will be held from 27 to 30 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Fair not only provides industry players with a one-stop sourcing platform, but also highlights key trends on sustainable development, healthy living and innovative design.

The Connected Lighting Zone, which made its debut last year, will be upgraded to the Hall of Connected Lighting, located the Grand Hall and Grand Foyer, 3/F, to highlight the market’s pursuit of high-quality design and smart solutions. International brands JDI from Japan and Signify from the Netherlands will move to this hall, together with returning exhibitors, LEDiL from Finland, Tridonic from Austria, TUYA Smart from Mainland China, and newcomers TOPMET from Poland and Zencontrol from Australia. The hall will gather some 50 industry elites to showcase innovative designs, smart technologies and solutions.

To showcase the latest industry trends and aesthetics, renowned designer Tino Kwan and his team, in collaboration with CM Jao from OFT Interiors, will present a demonstration area Glow and Grow – How Lighting enriches a Space at the Hall of Connected Lighting, giving the hall an artistic realm while showcasing the interaction between light and life through smart lighting systems and carefully selected fixtures that combine light and shadow with geometric structures. The lighting fixtures and systems used in the demonstration space are jointly sponsored by renowned commercial lighting brand ERCO and lighting effects expert TRAXON | e:cue.

The Hall of Aurora (located at Hall 1) is consistently one of the most popular destinations for buyers, showcasing an impressive selection of exceptional lighting products from renowned brands.

Other zones include:
The Commercial Lighting zone (located at Hall 3 and Mezzanine 4) will showcase a wide range of commercial lighting products designed to meet the diverse needs of buyers across various industries, addressing the distinct lighting needs of commercial spaces;
The LED Essentials zone (located at Expo Drive Hall, G/F) will feature a diverse collection of lighting accessories and components;
The LED Lighting zone (located at Hall 5, Expo Drive Hall, G/F, and N100 series meeting room) will display all kind of LED light sources, including the most recent and trendiest eco-friendly lighting designs available in the market;
The Residential Lighting zone (located at Hall 3 and Mezzanine 2) will showcase a stunning array of functional and decorative household lamps from around the globe, creating a captivating lighting spectacle.

Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo (Hall 6,8,10 @AsiaWorld-Expo)
The 9th Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo will be held from 29 October to 1 November at AsiaWorld-Expo. The Expo serves as a comprehensive one-stop sourcing platform, showcasing a diverse range of outdoor commercial and industrial lighting solutions in shaping a smart city. This year, the Expo introduces a Smart Pole and Solution zone, showcasing innovative solutions to optimise energy efficiency, while enhancing the quality of life for urban residents. The Horticultural Lighting zone will feature an array of new products, including cutting-edge plant lighting technology and a selection of lighting fixtures ideal for outdoor parks and domestic gardens. The Outdoor and Public Lighting zone continues to highlight lamps designed for outdoor public spaces and advertising purposes. The Technical & Professional Lighting zone goes beyond offering various lighting fixtures tailored for professional settings such as warehouses and production facilities.

Program Activities to Get Updated Trends
The twin lighting shows will also include a series of seminars, product launches and networking events. The Innovative Lighting Design Forum will take place for the first time on 27 October at the HKCEC, focusing on two topics: Arts of Lighting: Astonishing Design for the Dynamic Future and Lighting Design Tugging at the Heartstrings: Integrating the Cultural Legacy of RCEP Markets. Renowned architects and lighting designers will share leading design cases from various regions, analysing the latest market trends. The Connected Lighting Forum on 28 October will explore interconnected and intelligent lighting applications.

The AsiaWorld-Expo will host three seminars, including Spotlighting on Architainment Lighting on 29 October. Outdoor lighting professionals will share cases of architectural lighting, festive lighting, drone light shows and more.

Providing Buyers with a Seamless Sourcing Journey
The events will adopt the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, enhanced by the “Click2Match” online smart business matching platform, available from October 20 to November 8. Furthermore, “Scan2Match” will be also available at the fairs, serving as a feature designed to bridge offline and online interactions. With the HKTDC Marketplace App, buyers can scan dedicated QR codes from exhibitors to bookmark their favorites, access product information, view electronic floor plans, and engage in conversations with exhibitors even after the fair, allowing them to seamlessly continue their sourcing journey.

Product at a Glimpse

Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) Product Feature
LumiFree – Liquid Crystal Light Distribution Control Device
(Japan Display Inc.; Booth No.: GH-J03)
LumiFree is innovative liquid crystal device that allows for free control of light distribution characteristics. This technology has just won the Japan Lighting Technology Development Award and the Innovative Product Award of Asia Lighting Conference in 2024.

lichtMONITOR – Lighting Management Software (Tridonic Shanghai Co., Ltd.; Booth No.: GH-D01)
It provides live data visualisation, effectively illustrating data generated on the floor plan and highlighting the potential for data exchange through standard APIs. This innovative tool offers comprehensive monitoring, delivering a quick and efficient visual overview of the entire lighting system’s status across various areas within buildings.

Valta WP1 – Connected Wooden Pendant Lamp (Liricco Technologies Limited; Booth No.: GH-J04)
Compatible with Casambi, DALI, and Valta systems, its pendant lamp combines elegant design with smart technology for versatile lighting solutions. It is suitable for both commercial and residential environments.

Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo Product Feature
Mason Opto Co., Limited – Smart Lighting Pole (iSense Smart Control System) (Booth No.: 8-D02)
It offers advanced urban lighting solutions and serving as a central hub for various important services, including communication base stations, video surveillance systems, LED advertising screens.

Amo Technology Co., Ltd. – Solar and Electricity Hybrid Street Light
(Booth No.: 8-A05)
The street light features advanced technology, including an MPPT fast charging controller that enhances charging efficiency by 60% compared to standard controllers.

Luxgend Electronics Co., Ltd. – 40000 Lumens Rechargeable Light Tower
(Booth No.: 6-G18)
It features an electro-telescopic mast pole that extends up to 3.8 meters high and offers a 90° adjustment for optimal lighting angles. It is equipped with a four-head floodlight that provides adjustable angles and four different light modes to suit various needs.
 



 

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SLB commissions new fluids systems plant in Pemba to support Mozambique’s offshore energy development

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New facility expands in-country drilling and completion fluids capability, advancing the next phase of SLB’s growth in Mozambique

PEMBA, Mozambique, October 9, 2026/APO Group/ –SLB (NYSE: SLB) (www.SLB.com) announced the opening of a new fluids systems plant in Pemba, Mozambique. The new facility strengthens in-country capacity to prepare, store and deliver drilling and completion fluids for offshore operations, reinforcing the infrastructure needed as Mozambique’s offshore activity grows and its role as a strategic energy hub for East Africa continues to expand.

The commissioning of the plant, also known as a liquid mud plant, coincides with SLB marking 70 years of operations in Mozambique. It reflects the company’s long-term commitment to investing in people, infrastructure and capability that support the country’s long-term offshore energy development plans.

 




  

With an initial storage capacity of 21,000 barrels, the liquid mud plant provides a scalable platform for future growth, supporting multiple customers and rising offshore activity while improving logistics and enhancing operational flexibility.

As SLB marks 70 years in Mozambique, this investment reflects our confidence in the country’s future and our commitment to supporting its energy ambitions

“As SLB marks 70 years in Mozambique, this investment reflects our confidence in the country’s future and our commitment to supporting its energy ambitions,” said Miguel Baptista, Central, East and Southern Africa, Managing Director, SLB. The new liquid mud plant strengthens local energy infrastructure, expands opportunities for local content development, and enhances our ability to support customers as they deliver some of Africa’s most significant offshore energy resources.”

The liquid mud plant project was delivered with strong local participation and that momentum is expected to continue into operations. During project delivery, more than 100 jobs were created in Pemba with nationals representing 80% of the workforce, reflecting a focus on building local capability.

The project was delivered with a strong focus on safety, operational integrity, and quality, achieving more than 67,000 hours worked without a recordable safety incident.

This key infrastructure strengthens SLB’s ability to support consistent service quality and enhance supply chain readiness for increasing offshore activity across Mozambique, supporting customers execute safely and efficiently while developing local skills and expertise.

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  • SLB has commissioned a new fluids system plant in Pemba, expanding in-country drilling and completion fluids capability for offshore operations.
  • With an initial storage capacity of 21,000 barrels, the facility provides a scalable platform to support growing offshore activity in Mozambique.
  • The investment marks the next phase of SLB’s growth in Mozambique, strengthening local capability and supporting long-term offshore energy development.

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South African Energy Storage Association (SAESA) welcomes 4,600 MW battery storage prioritisation and calls for integrated energy planning

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Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming critical system infrastructure, supporting flexibility, reducing avoidable curtailment, shifting energy into periods of demand and strengthening security of supply

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 9, 2026/APO Group/ –The South African Energy Storage Association (SAESA) (www.SAESA.org.za) welcomes the prioritisation of 4,600 MW of battery energy storage under the first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025 Section 34 determination.

 




  

The timing is significant. Recent Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) modelling and assumptions discussions highlighted a fundamental shift that South Africa’s energy planning now needs to capture: we cannot plan the future power system by counting megawatts of generation alone.

We must plan for when energy is available, where it is available, how it moves through a constrained grid and how it is stored and dispatched when the system needs it most.

The announcement reinforces that shift. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming critical system infrastructure, supporting flexibility, reducing avoidable curtailment, shifting energy into periods of demand and strengthening security of supply.

For SAESA, the message for the IEP is clear: storage, flexibility and system services must be modelled as integral components of South Africa’s future electricity architecture, with their contribution considered from the outset of generation planning.

“The IEP must plan the power system we are becoming, not simply model the power system we have inherited,” says SAESA.

The IEP must plan the power system we are becoming, not simply model the power system we have inherited

Partnership with C&I Energy + Storage Summit

SAESA is an association partner of the C&I Energy + Storage Summit, created by VUKA Group, taking place on 28–29 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg.

The summit brings together commercial and industrial energy users, project developers, financiers, regulators and solution providers to explore practical approaches to energy security, procurement and storage deployment.

For businesses assessing how storage can support their operations, the event offers an opportunity to meet SAESA and engage with the wider energy community on the decisions shaping South Africa’s evolving electricity system.

Commercial and industrial energy decision-makers are invited to apply to attend as hosted buyers. Qualifying buyers receive complimentary summit access and curated opportunities to engage with industry partners.

 

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The Hosted Buyer Programme connects commercial and industrial energy decision-makers with solution providers shaping South Africa’s evolving private energy market.

Qualified energy buyers receive complimentary access to the summit and curated engagement with industry partners exploring energy procurement, storage deployment and project development.

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Afreximbank welcomes launch of Africa Credit Rating Agency as an important step in strengthening Africa’s financial architecture

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Expanding credible rating coverage can improve the information available to investors and support the development of deeper domestic and regional capital markets

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, October 8, 2026/APO Group/ –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) welcomes today’s launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), an important milestone in strengthening Africa’s financial architecture and expanding the continent’s capacity to generate credible, independent analysis of African credit risk.

 




 
 

Credit ratings play an important role in determining access to capital, influencing investor perceptions and shaping the cost at which governments, institutions and businesses can finance development. It is therefore essential that assessments of African credit risk are independent, rigorous and evidence-based, while reflecting a complete understanding of the structures, institutions and economic realities being assessed.

The establishment of AfCRA adds an important African-led source of credit opinion to the market. Its value will not be measured by whether it produces more favourable ratings, but by the credibility of its analysis, the quality of its data and transparency of its methodology, and its ability to deepen understanding of African sovereigns, sub-sovereigns and corporate credit.

This is particularly important given that many African issuers remain unrated, while local-currency and sub-sovereign markets continue to have limited rating coverage. Expanding credible rating coverage can improve the information available to investors and support the development of deeper domestic and regional capital markets.

AfCRA must set a new benchmark for the continent, maintain its independence, and remain wholly owned and controlled by Africans

Alongside fellow members of the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI), Afreximbank has consistently maintained that African Multilateral Financial Institutions should be assessed on the basis of their fundamentals, performance, legal frameworks, mandates and operating models. Ensuring that these institutional characteristics are properly understood is essential to achieving informed, balanced and credible assessments of African risk.

Commenting on the uniqueness of the African market, and need for AfCRA’s rating methodology to reflect this, Mr Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President, Afreximbank, said: “The rating methodology AfCRA develops must recognise the uniqueness of our environment and its institutional structures. The Agency must set its own standards and not follow those set elsewhere — it must build a unique identity that conforms to an ‘African best practice.”

Highlighting the need for the autonomy of the Africa Credit Rating agency as it takes off, Mr Denya added: “Most importantly, AfCRA must set a new benchmark for the continent, maintain its independence, and remain wholly owned and controlled by Africans. We must all use it, and in return expect a complete assessment of where we (Africa) stand: the strengths the market has ignored, and the weaknesses we still need to fix.”

AfCRA should therefore be seen as complementary to existing international and regional rating agencies, broadening the range of credible analysis available to investors and issuers while strengthening competition, transparency and analytical capacity within Africa’s credit markets.

As Africa seeks to mobilise the scale of capital required for industrialisation, trade, infrastructure and economic transformation, credible African institutions that improve information, strengthen market confidence and deepen the continent’s financial markets will become increasingly important.

Afreximbank congratulates the African Union, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and all those involved in bringing AfCRA from concept to launch, and looks forward to the contribution the Agency will make to deeper, more transparent and more efficient African capital markets.

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