Johannesburg, South Africa; 6 April 2016: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced the highly-anticipated release of the shortlisted candidates for the Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2016.
Now in their second year, these first-of-their-kind Awards are designed to reward and showcase excellence amongst Africa’s project developers to a growing pan-African and global infrastructure investment and development finance community. The Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards highlight and recognise the achievements of the top ten infrastructure project developers, financiers, advisors and development partners per category operating in Africa.
The Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards will take place as part of the exclusive second annual Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit, this year themed Catalysing Africa’s Project Development Finance and Investment Ecosystems, which will convene industry leaders to showcase a range of investable early stage and co-development project opportunities and to strategise solutions to a variety of industry-related issues.
The Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit will also provide a venue for the launch of a dedicated pan-African network of infrastructure project developers to share best practice, discuss opportunities and engage infrastructure policy makers to improve the regulatory environment and investment climate for project development in Africa.
Commenting on the release of the Awards shortlist, Hubert Danso, CEO and Vice Chairman of Africa investor, said; “Interest around last year’s Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards established that there is a vibrant project development industry in Africa whose significant catalytic investment impact and development potential goes largely unrecognised. Africa investor is delighted to be able to lead an initiative that recognises the financial risks and innovations employed by the shortlisted candidates and the continent’s growing project developer industry more widely.
See below for the full 2016 Awards shortlist.
The Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2016 will be held during the Ai CEO Infrastructure Project Developers Summit, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 9th of May 2016. For more information, or to register, contact Precious Nkandu on +27 11 783 2431 or pnkandu@africainvestor.com.
Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards Shortlist 2016
- Ai African Developer of the Year
Bigen Africa
ACE Cable Consortium
Grindrod
Africa Finance Corporation
Qalaa Holdings
Shelter Afrique
Gigajoule Group
Atterbury Property Developments
Themis
Nareva
- Ai Sponsor of the Year
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA)
Rwanda Transport Development Agency
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
Dangote Cement
Transnet
Vale/Mitsui
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
Tullow Oil/ China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)/Total
GDF Suez
- Ai African Project Development Financier of the Year
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
African Development Bank
The World Bank
Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
American Capital Energy & Infrastructure (ACEI)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
First Atlantic Bank
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
KfW
Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
- Ai African Project Development Advisor of the Year
Mott MacDonald
KPMG Development Advisory Services
Camco Clean Energy Advisors
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Bridge Capital
PwC
EY
Accenture
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
Deloitte
- Ai African Energy Project Developer of the Year
Azura Power
Gigawatt Mozambique
SolarReserve
Aldwych International
Anadarko/Eni
Geometric Power
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
Melec Powergen
Symbion Power
Endeavour Energy
- Ai African ICT Project Developer of the Year
Liquid Telecom
ACE Cable Consortium
MainOne
Dimension Data/Naspers
MTN Group
National Information Technology Authority (NITA), Uganda
Cisco
Afrimax Group/Vodafone Group
Etisalat
- Ai African Logistics/Transport Project Developer of the Year
Kenya Rails Corporation
Bolloré Africa Logistics
International Container Terminal Services
Grindrod
DHL
Agility
Transnet, South Africa
Rift Valley Railways
Office des Ports et Rades du Gabon (OPRAG)
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
- Ai African Social Project Developer of the Year
Shanghai Zendai
Bigen Africa
Atterbury Property Developments
Hydraform
HF Development and Investment (HFDI)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
NMS Infrastructure
Athena Properties
Rock of Ages Properties
National Empowerment Fund/BusaMed
- Ai African Renewable Energy Project Developer of the Year
SolarReserve/Kensani Group/Intikon Energy
Abengoa
Blue Energy Group
Mainstream Renewable Power
ACWA Power
eleQtra
CDEN/Aldwych International
Tarfaya Energy Company
Sinomach
Sener/ACCIONA
- Ai Project Preparation Facility of the Year
NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF)
World Bank PPIAF
ECOWAS Infrastructure Projects Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU)
African Water Facility
COMESA Project Implementation Unit (PIU)
SADC Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF)
DBSA EIB Project Development and Support Facility
OPIC US-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative (US-ACEF)
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)
- Ai Project Development Fund of the Year
IFC InfraVentures
African Infrastructure Investment Managers – African Infrastructure Investment Fund (AIIF)
Development Bank of Southern Africa – DBSA Development Fund
Meridiam – Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund
Harith General Partners – Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund II
The EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF)
Access Power – Access Co-Development Facility (ACF)
The Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa – The Capital Projects Feasibility Programme (CPFP)
InfraCo Africa
AFC-FMO Project Development Facility
- Ai Private Sector Co-Developer of the Year
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
Siemens
GE Africa
Africa Finance Corporation
Alten
InfraCo Africa
SolarReserve/ACWA Power
Investec Energy
Scatec Solar
- Ai Public Sector Co-Developer of the Year
Botswana Water Utilities Corporation
Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority
Ghana Airports Company Limited
Aeroports de Madagascar (ADEMA)
Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company, Tanzania
Kenya Railway Corporation
Ethiopian Electric Power
Ci-Energies, Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon National Ports Authority
Transnet, South Africa
- Ai Construction Company Co-Developer of the Year
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company
Sinoma International Engineering Co
WBHO
Salini Costruttori
Stefanutti Stocks
Aveng
Group Five
Murray & Roberts
Julius Berger
Bechtel
- Ai International Developer of the Year
Bolloré Africa Logistics
Degremont
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
Vestas
GE Africa
Bouygues Bâtiment International
DP World
Mace
BAM International
Suez Environnement
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