2015 African Utility Week Industry Awards finalists announced

African Utility Week 2015 Industry Awards finalists:

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Albert Butare, CEO, Africa Energy Services Group Ltd, Rwanda
  
• David M Mwangi, Energy Consultant, Power Africa, Kenya
  
• Don Taylor, Prepayment, Distribution Systems and Standardisation - Retired, previously employed by ITRON Energy - Subject Matter Expert (SME), South Africa
  
• Hamanth Kasan, General Manager Scientific Services, Rand Water, South Africa
  
• Jacob Kow Mensah, Sustainable Energy & Environment Project, Clean & Alternative Energy Researcher/Inventor, Ghana
  
• Lawrence Musaba, Coordination Centre Manager, Southern African Power Pool, Zimbabwe

African Utility Executive of the Year

• Bassey Nkamado - President & CEO - N Squared Integrated Electric Company Ltd, Nigeria
  
• Ben K Chumo - CEO - Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited, Kenya
  
• Charles Chapman - Former Managing Director, Umeme, Uganda
  
• Sicelo Goodwill Xulu - Managing Director of City Power/ President of the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa, AMEU, South Africa
  
• William Amuna - Chief Executive, Ghana Grid Company, Ghana
  
• William Hutton-Mensah - Former Managing Director, Electricity Company of Ghana and Director of Distribution, Ministry of Power, Ghana

African Power Utility of the Year

• Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, Ghana
  
• GRIDCo, Ghana
  
• KenGen, Kenya
  
• Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd, Nigeria
  
• Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Uganda
  
• Umeme, Uganda

African Water Utility of the Year

• Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
  
• National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda
  
• Nyeri Water & Sewerage Company, Kenya
  
• Rand Water, South Africa

Municipality of the Year

• City of Cape Town, South Africa
  
• Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
  
• eThekwini Municipality, South Africa
  
• Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Energy/Water Efficiency Project of the Year

• Environment House, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
  
• Project SWATT, Ackermans, & UGU Engineering Solutions, South Africa
  
• V&A Waterfront, South Africa
  
• V&A Waterfront - No.1 Silo, South Africa

Clean Energy Project of the Year

• 280MW Olkaria Geothermal Power Expansion Project, KenGen, Kenya
  
• Black River Park Office - North Park, South Africa
  
• Jasper Solar Project, SolarReserve LTD, South Africa
  
• Kaxu Solar One, Abengoa Solar, South Africa
  
• Rwanda Field Plant, Gigawatt Global Rwanda, Rwanda

Outstanding Woman in Power/Water

• Florence Nsubuga, Executive Director, UMEME, Uganda
  
• Irene Margaret Nafuna - Muloni, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda
  
• Phindile Baleni, Outgoing CEO, NERSA, South Africa
  
• Sarah M. Tibatemwa, Regional Director, IWA Africa
  
• Sariel Etwire, Manager Metering/ AMR Project Manager, Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, Ghana

African Community Project of the Year

• Backyarder Electrification Programmes, City of Cape Town , South Africa
  
• Bokpoort CSP project, ACWA Power, South Africa
  
• Devergy Energy, Devergy, Tanzania
  
• iShack Project, The Sustainability Institute, South Africa
  
• Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN), Coca Cola, South Africa

Collaboration of the Year

• 400Kv overhead transmission line, Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd & DNV GL, Kenya
  
• Backyard Essential Services Improvement Programme, City of Cape Town & GIBB, South Africa
  
• Competitive Market Trading Platform, South African Power Pool, Zimbabwe
  
• Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (GET FiT), Ugandan Government, Deutsche Bank, World Bank, KfW, Uganda
  
• Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, Zambezi River Authority, Zambia

For more info, go to www.african-utility-week.com/awardsshortlist.