SHANGHAI, CHINA – As AI infrastructure, electrification and rising power demand reshape generation needs, gas turbines are gaining renewed relevance across utilities, data centres and industrial applications. At the same time, tighter manufacturing capacity and longer lead times are putting renewed attention on turbine performance, lifecycle support and the resilience of global supply chains.
Against this backdrop, the 14th Gas Turbine Focus Conference and Exhibition (GTF 2027) will take place from April 27-29, 2027 at Hall 1, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. Bringing together the global gas turbine and aero-engine industries, GTF 2027 will connect OEMs, utilities, gas-fired power producers, EPCs and O&M providers, as well as airlines, aircraft manufacturers, MROs and supply-chain partners through exhibitions, conferences, executive discussions and business matching.
For the power and energy sectors, GTF 2027 will focus on flexible generation, plant O&M, aftermarket services, digital solutions, emerging technologies and markets, and supply-chain resilience. The programme is designed to connect end users, OEMs, service providers, EPCs, component suppliers, digital technology companies, research institutions and industry partners across the full value chain.
Gas turbine users are facing a more complex operating environment. Power producers and industrial users must balance reliability, emissions, economics and grid flexibility while managing tighter equipment lead times and maintenance resources. In this environment, lifecycle capability and supply availability have become as important as equipment delivery itself.
GTF 2027 will examine how gas turbines can support flexible generation, how operators can improve reliability and availability, and how the industry can expand qualified capacity and strengthen aftermarket response. Digital inspection, predictive maintenance, remote diagnostics and asset lifecycle management will also be highlighted as tools for improving operational certainty.
The supply-chain dimension will be a central theme. Critical materials, core components, qualified manufacturing capacity, MRO capability and service networks are increasingly becoming strategic differentiators for turbine users and technology suppliers. As global supply chains are reshaped, companies need credible ways to identify new capabilities, assess partners and build long-term cooperation.
GTF’s 2026 edition showed how these issues are already shaping industry conversations. The previous event welcomed 15,920 participants from 34 countries and regions, including 3,003 VIP delegates, 256 speakers, 266 exhibitors and more than 700 business matching meetings. Participants represented aero-engine and gas turbine OEMs, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, energy users, MRO providers, engineering organisations, research institutions and specialist suppliers. These discussions highlighted priorities that will carry into 2027: capacity constraints, lifecycle value, supply-chain resilience and new demand driven by AI, electrification and power-system transformation.
“Gas turbine reliability depends on more than the turbine itself. Components, maintenance, spare parts and cross-border supply-chain coordination all shape lifecycle performance,” said Larry Li, chief researcher and chairman of CDMC Group and GTF platform. “GTF 2027 will bring users, OEMs, service providers and suppliers together to address these priorities and identify practical cooperation opportunities.”
China is also becoming more deeply integrated into the global gas turbine supply chain. After years of OEM qualification, Chinese suppliers including Anhui Yingliu Group, Shenzhen Wedge Aviation, Wuxi Turbine Blade and Guizhou Aviation Technical Development Company are supplying critical components to Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, Baker Hughes and other global OEMs. As global demand rises and qualified capacity remains constrained, China is emerging as both a major market and a growing source of manufacturing capability for the global industry.
GTF 2027 will bring together more than 300 speakers, 4,000 delegates, 350 exhibitors and 20,000 participants from over 40 countries and regions across 25,000 square metres of exhibition space, creating a global platform for dialogue, sourcing and partnership development.
At a time of geopolitical uncertainty and supply-chain fragmentation, China is emerging as an increasingly important variable in the future of global advanced manufacturing not only as a market, but as a source of industrial capability and new partnerships.
Come to Shanghai next April, see what is changing firsthand, and discover where the next capabilities and partnerships are emerging.