African Utility Week 2015 Industry Awards Finalists Announced

Business

By ogrepublic On Apr 28, 2015

With less than three weeks left until we reveal the winners,

the second annual African Utility Week Industry Awards

shortlist has been announced. Our esteemed panel of judges

has reviewed all the entries and has scored the individuals,

companies and projects based on the excellent work they

have been doing in the power and water sectors in 2014/2015.

These prestigious Industry Awards will welcome 700 of Africa’s

most distinguished power and water industry professionals, many

of them long standing attendees of African Utility Week and Clean

Power Africa to recognise those that represent a benchmark of

excellence our industry ought to be proud of.

Lifetime Achievement Award Finalists

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 (SAPP), Zimbabwe

African Utility Executive of the Year Finalists

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

Outstanding Woman in Power/Water Finalists

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 Tibatemwa, Director, IWA Africa, Kenya
Sariel Etwire, Manager Metering/ AMR Project Manager, Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, Ghana

For the full shortlist in all 10 categories please visit the website.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Wednesday 13 May at the CTICC.
To book your seat please contact Neil Borthwick – neil.borth@spintelligent.com or +27 21 700 3509.