The annual African Utility Week Industry Awards, which celebrates the pioneering utilities, projects and people in the energy and water industry on the continent during 2017/2018, has announced the finalists for each of the 12 categories.
And the finalists are…
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Elijah Sichone, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA), Namibia
- Siengui Apollinaire Ki, West African Power Pool, Burkina Faso
- Alex Gisagara, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
- Roland Schulze, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Irene Muloni, Ministry of Energy, Uganda
Outstanding Contribution Award: Power (Sponsored by Eaton)
- Mateus Magala, Electricidade de Moçambique, E.P., Mozambique
- Ana Hajduka, Africa GreenCo, United Kingdom
- Jean Bosco Mugiraneza, Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG), Rwanda
- Chris Prengels, Tiger Power, Belgium / Tanzania
- Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé, Société Nationale d’Électricité du Sénégal (SENELEC), Senegal
- Herta von Stiegel, Ariya Capital, Kenya
Outstanding Contribution Award: Water
- Silver Mugisha, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
- Paul Yillia, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
- Anthony Turton, University of Free State, South Africa
Outstanding Contribution Award: Young Leader
- Rebekah Shirley, Power for All, Kenya
- Rose Mutiso, Mawazo Institute, Kenya
- Beatrice Muthoni, KTDA Power Company, Kenya
- Edmand Aijuka, Kamata, Uganda
Energy/Water Reporter of the Year Award
- Saya Pierce, Smile 90.4 FM, South Africa
- Newton Sibanda, Zambia Daily Mail, Zambia
- Emeka Anuforo, Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria
- Chris Yelland, EE Publishers, South Africa
- Fredrick Mugira, Water Journalists Africa Network, Uganda
- Sally Ngakanyanga, Independent Journalist, Zimbabwe
Power Utility of the Year Award (Sponsored by Lucy Electric)
- Public Utilities Corporation, Seychelles
- Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité (CIE), Côte d’Ivoire
- Electricidade de Moçambique, Mozambique
- Société Nationale d’Électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL), Burkina Faso
Water Utility of the Year Award (Sponsored by SBS Tanks)
- Office National de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement (ONEA), Burkina Faso
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
- Sénégalaise des Eaux, Senegal
Grid-Tied Renewable Energy Project Award – 10MW+ (Sponsored by Aberdare Cables)
- Access Power, EREN RE, Uganda
- XiNa Solar One Thermo Solar Plant, Abengoa, South Africa
- Building Energy – Tororo Solar Power Station, Uganda Small-Scale Sustainable Energy
Project Award – ≤5MW (Sponsored by Standard Bank)
- Solarkiosk, Germany / Zambia
- InnoSun Energy Holding, Namibia
- Jiro-Ve, Madagascar
- Rafiki Power Germany / Tanzania
- National Department of Tourism – Robben Island Solar Photovoltaic Microgrid Project,
South Africa Innovative Technology of the Year Award (Sponsored by Steinmuller)
- Azuri Technologies Ltd, United Kingdom
- I Drop Water, South Africa
- SENER, South Africa
Deal of the Year Award
- Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria
- Metito, United Arab Emirates
- Albatros Energy Mali, Mali
- Ministry of Energy, Zambia
The Digital Solution of the Year Award (Sponsored by ESI Africa)
- National Water & Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
- Siemens (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
- Eskom, South Africa
Where to book a seat: at the registration desk at the CTICC, Cape Town on or before 16 May 2018. ESI
