African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards and African Power & Energy Elites join forces

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Aug. 9, 2019 - PRLog -- Two leading programmes celebrating excellence and innovation in the African power and energy sector, have joined forces to honour the continent's leading energy projects and pioneers. The African Power & Energy Elites publication and the African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have aligned for their 2020 editions with a single nomination and selection process across a set of complementary categories.

For the last six years, the coveted African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have been taking place during African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa conference and exhibition in Cape Town. Meanwhile, the prestigious African Power & Energy Elites publication has celebrated leadership and successful projects in the sector since 2016.

The newly combined awards programme will be known as the African Power & Energy Elites and offer even more benefits, recognition and exposure for the finalists and winners, apart from the quality publication and glamorous awards evening. These benefits include access to, and speaking opportunities at leading energy events on the continent, a seat at the awards evening, a VIP tour of Cape Town and surrounds and an on-camera interview at the Awards evening.

The respective Elites categories are focused on excellence in leadership and pioneering projects and are applicable to both the public and private sectors, extending across power generation, transmission and distribution, water, independent power producers and project developers.

The final selection of African Power & Energy Elites projects and leaders is made by an external advisory board composed of experienced industry figures from around the world

Nomination categories:
- Leadership
- Generation Innovation and Optimisation
- Renewable Energy Generation Innovation and Optimisation
- Rural Electrification
- Transmission & Distribution
- Smart Cities
- Finance & Investment
- Digital Transformation

Deadlines :

·      30 Aug 2019: Nominations close

·      30/31 Jan 2020: Digital publication is released to market on ESI Africa with the shortlisted people and projects

·      13 May 2020: Awards evening at African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa

To nominate a person or project and for more info on the categories: https://www.clarion-events-group.com/AfricanElites_Nominations