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Follow on Google News | Dangote Group’s Joseph Makoju, Akon Lighting and AfDB win at West African Power Industry AwardsJoseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor for the Dangote Group, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Regional Award during the sold-out gala dinner at the West African Power Industry Awards in Lagos on Tuesday evening
By: West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) Some 200 top power professionals gathered for the second edition of the coveted awards evening to cheer on and celebrate well-known industry pioneers and companies in seven different awards categories. The awards form part of the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) which is taking place this week at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. The full list of winners and runners-up in the West African Power Industry Awards 2015 are: Lifetime Achievement - Regional Award, West Africa Winner: Joseph Makoju, Honorary Advisor, Dangote Group, Nigeria Joseph Makoju has been honorary adviser to the President and chief executive of the Dangote Group since 2009. Before joining the Dangote Group, he worked in several world-class organisations including Shell-BP; Blue Circle (UK) and WAPCO which he headed as managing director and chief executive for about a decade before taking up an appointment as managing director and chief executive of National Electric Power Authority. Mr Makoju served as special adviser (electric power) to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria under two separate administrations. He was pioneer chairman of the board of the West African Power Pool for eight years and today remains an honorary member of the board. Finalists: - Abubakar Sani Sambo, Chairman, Nigerian Member Committee, World Energy Council, Nigeria - Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh, Senior Vice President + Head of Power, Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria - Kandeh Yumkella, CEO, SE4All initiative, Sierra Leone - Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Ghana - Oladele Amoda, Eko Electricity Distribution, Managing Director + CEO, Nigeria - Reuben Okeke, Director General, NAPTIN, Nigeria Power Transaction of the Year Winner: African Development Bank - OMVG Energy Project, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal In September 2015 the African Development Bank approved a €121.5-million package to the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) to improve electricity access and provide renewable, clean and affordable energy in The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. The OMVG Energy Project will address these power supply constraints through the development of the Sambangalou hydro-electricity dam with an installed capacity of 128 MW and the construction of an interconnection network for the evacuation of energy, comprising 1,677 km of 225 kV lines, 15 high/medium voltage transformer stations, and two load dispatch centres. Project management and institutional support will also be provided. The OMVG network will play an important role within the West African Power Pool system by connecting the existing Senegal River Basin Development Organization network in the north to the Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia- Finalists: - Africa Finance Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, African Infrastructure Investment Managers, Cenpower Holdings and FMO - Kpone Independent Power Project, Ghana - African Development Bank + European Investment Bank - Electricity Distribution Network, Guinea Bissau - Diamond Bank, Geometric, Stanbic, AfriGem + Aba IPP, The Aba Integrated Power Project, Nigeria - European Investment Bank, European Union + AFD, Sonabel Solar Project, Burkina Faso - World Bank, African Development Bank, European Investment Bank + German Export Bank, Transco CLSG Interconnection Line, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia + Sierra Leone Excellence in Power Generation Winner: Azito Energie SA, Ivory Coast Finalists: - Egbin Power PLC, Nigeria - Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd, Nigeria - Transcorp Ughelli Power Limited, Nigeria - Volta River Authority, Ghana Best Renewable Energy Project Winner: Akon Lighting Africa Finalists: - Azuri Technologies + Oasis African Resources, Ghana - Kaleta Hydroelectric Dam, Guinea - Namene Energy International Limited, Togo/Ghana - Otis Engineering, Nigeria - Power up Gambia, Gambia Best Off-Grid Electrification Project Winner: Azuri Technologies & Oasis Africa Resources, Ghana Finalists: - Arnergy Solar Limited, Nigeria - Namene Energy International Limited, Togo + Ghana - Oolu, Senegal - PEG, Ghana - Power Up Gambia, Gambia CSR Initiative of the Year Winner: Akon Lighting Africa, Various Finalists: - Green Village Electricity project, Nigeria - Power up Gambia, Gambia - Skipper Nigeria Limited, Nigeria - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, Green Energy + Biofuels Bio-refinery project, Nigeria Excellence in Power Transmission or Distribution Winner: GRIDCo, Ghana Finalists: - Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Nigeria - Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, Nigeria - DEXTRON Engineering Limited, Nigeria - Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company Plc, Nigeria - Nsquared Integrated Electric Company Ltd, Nigeria - OTIS Engineering, Nigeria The West African Power Industry Convention is organised by Spintelligent, leading Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, and the African office of Clarion Events Ltd, based in the UK. Other flagship power events by Spintelligent are African Utility Week in Cape Town and EAPIC in Nairobi. Web: www.wapicforum.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ LinkedIn: Group: West African Power Forum - WAPIC Contact: Communications manager: Annemarie Roodbol Telephone : +27 21 700 3558 Mobile: +27 82 562 7844 Email: annemarie.roodbol@ End
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