Exceptional projects, initiatives lauded at Asian Power Awards, Asian Oil & Gas Awards, and inaugural Asian Water Awards

Winners were recognised at the awards dinner on 8 November 2023.

The power, oil & gas, and water industries in Asia have witnessed significant transformation in recent years, driven by economic growth and growing demand. This is amidst various challenges and the growing trend to shift to sustainable energy sources and environmentally-friendly practices. 

As an expression of appreciation and recognition for the key players within these industries, Asian Power Magazine proudly presented the Asian Power Awards, Asian Oil & Gas Awards, and Asian Water Awards to celebrate the innovative and groundbreaking projects and initiatives in the region.

Dubbed the “Oscars” of the power industry, and now in its 19th year, the Asian Power Awards provides industry players with an opportunity to be acknowledged for their exceptional power projects and share their experiences with one another.

The inaugural Asian Water Awards, on the other hand, celebrates excellence in Asia’s water sector, whilst the Asian Oil & Gas Awards is in its third year and lauds top oil and gas companies in the region.

Winners for all three award programmes were celebrated at an awards dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 8 November 2023.

This year's entries to the Asian Power Awards were judged by an elite panel of experts in the field consisting of Petteri Härkki, Managing Director at AFRY South-East Asia and AFRY (Thailand); Mike Thomas, Managing Director at The Lantau Group; John Yeap, Senior Advisor - Energy Transition at Pinsent Masons; Rajneesh Sharma, Partner, Consulting - Energy & Resources at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP; Gervasius Samosir, Partner, Regulated & Infrastructure at Roland Berger Southeast Asia at Roland Berger; and Sean Purdie, Managing Director - Asia Pacific Sustainability, Energy Transition at PwC Hong Kong.

The judges of the Asian Oil & Gas Awards were: Sanjeev Gupta, Partner, Strategy and Transactions at Ernst & Young; Tim Rockell, Managing Director at Energy Strat Asia Pte. Ltd.; and Gervasius Samosir, Partner, Regulated Infrastructure at Roland Berger South East Asia.

Meanwhile, the panel of judges for the Asian Water Awards consists of Josette Soh, Sustainability & Climate Audit & Assurance Partner at Deloitte Singapore; Gregory Poussardin, Partner, Power & Utilities, ASEAN, Transformation Consulting at EY; and Dieter Billen, Partner, Lead of Roland Berger's Energy & Sustainability Practice in Southeast Asia at Roland Berger.

Congratulations to this year’s winners! See the full list of award recipients below:

ASIAN OIL & GAS AWARDS

AGP International Holdings Pte. Ltd. (AG&P)

• Downstream Project of the Year - Singapore
• LNG Project of the Year - Singapore

Alaa For Industry (AFI)

• Innovation Award - Saudi Arabia

APSCO

• Net-Zero Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia
• Water Management Initiative - Saudi Arabia

Aramco

• Digital Transformation Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

• Net-Zero Initiative of the Year - India
• New Product of the Year - India
• Operations and Maintenance Initiative of the Year - India

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited-Kochi Refinery

• Innovative Technology Initiative of the Year - India
• Plant/Facilities Upgrade of the Year - India

BPCL, India and Aspen Technology Inc. USA

• Digital Transformation Initiative of the Year - India

GAIL (India) Limited

• Innovation Award - India
• Midstream Project of the Year - India

Gasco Engineering Pvt Limited

• Operations and Maintenance Initiative of the Year - Pakistan

Magellan X Pte. Ltd.

• Health and Safety Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Innovative Technology Initiative of the Year - Singapore

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

• Offshore Initiative of the Year - India

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)

• Digital Transformation Initiative of the Year - Malaysia

Polish Oil and Gas Company - Pakistan Branch

• People Development Initiative of the Year - Pakistan

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited

• ESG Initiative of the Year - Thailand

Shell APAC Lubricants

• Digital Transformation Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• ESG Initiative of the Year - Singapore

Shell Indonesia Lubricants

• New Product of the Year - Singapore

Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) LTD

• Operations and Maintenance Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia
• People Development Initiative of the Year - Saudi Arabia

ASIAN WATER AWARDS

Abu Dhabi Sustainable Water Solutions

• Water Company Excellence Award - UAE
• Water Sanitation Initiative of the Year - UAE

Agthia Group PJSC

• Environmental Conservation Excellence Award - UAE
• Innovation of the Year - UAE

Coca-Cola Pinya Beverages Myanmar Limited

• Water Access Initiative of the Year - Myanmar
• Water Company Excellence Award - Myanmar

Ever-Clear Environment Engg. Corp.

• Water Technology Excellence Award (Research & Development) - Taiwan

Global Water Consultants Sdn Bhd

• Water Company Excellence Award - Malaysia
• Community-Based Water Project of the Year - Malaysia

Kirloskar Brothers Limited

• Community-Based Water Project of the Year - India

San Miguel Global Power - Limay Power Inc.

• Water Conservation Initiative of the Year - Philippines

MANHAT

• Net Zero Carbon Project of the Year - UAE

Marafiq

• Water Company Excellence Award - Saudi Arabia
• Water Quality Improvement Project of the Year - Saudi Arabia

Mawongpa Water Solutions Private Limited

• Clean Drinking Water Initiative of the Year - Bhutan

Metro Pacific Iloilo Water

• Water Technology Excellence Award (Industrial) - Philippines
• Water Governance Initiative of the Year - Philippines

MTI Water Technologies, Inc.

• Water Innovation Hub of the Year - Philippines

Nanoplus Tech

• Innovation of the Year - China

Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad

• Collaborative Water Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
• Water Technology Excellence Award (Water Resource Management) - Malaysia

POWER 4 ALL

• Water Reuse and Recycling Project of the Year - Philippines

PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation

• Outstanding Water Treatment Plant Design Award - Philippines
• Water Company Excellence Award - Philippines
• Water Education and Awareness Initiative of the Year - Philippines

PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero)

• Engineering Excellence of the Year - Indonesia
• Outstanding Water Treatment Plant Design Award - Indonesia

Rayyan Mineral Water Company

• Environmental Conservation Excellence Award - Qatar

Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn. Bhd.

• Water Quality Improvement Project of the Year - Malaysia
• Water Technology Excellence Award (Digital Technology) - Malaysia

Sydney Water

• Water Education and Awareness Initiative of the Year - Australia

VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED

• Water Technology Excellence Award (Water Resource Management) - India

WOG TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD

• Water Technology Excellence Award (Industrial) - Singapore

ASIAN POWER AWARDS

Battery Storage Project of the Year

• Gold - Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System (HBESS) by Fluence Energy Pty Ltd
• Silver - San Miguel Global Power Portfolio of Battery Energy Storage System Projects by San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp.
• Bronze - Tibet Gangba Photovoltaic and Chemical Energy Storage Power Station by Tibet Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd

Coal Power Project of the Year

• Gold - Empower and Ignite: GNPD strengthens performance towards a better future today by GNPower Dinginin Ltd. Co.
• Silver - Coal Power Plant of the Year - DangJin Power Complex Unit 7&8 Turbine Retrofit by DangJin Power Complex, Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd
• Bronze - Zhejiang Zheneng JiaHua Power Generation Co., LTD. U8 (1X1000MW) by Emerson - Zhejiang Zheneng Jiahua Power Generation Co., LTD

Diesel-Fired Power Project of the Year

• Gold - 2 x 28MW TM2500 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Project, Zamboanga Philippines by Malita Power Inc. (San Miguel Global Power)

District Cooling Initiative of the Year

• Qatar -  Qatar Cool - GDCP by Qatar Cool

Environmental Upgrade of the Year

• China - Heze Plant-wide Zero-wastewater Discharge Project: Leader of the Industry by China Resources Power (Heze) Co., Ltd.
• India - OMC Power

ESG Programme of the Year

• Australia - ESG Enabled Enterprise Value Uplift by Zenith Energy
• Indonesia - Desa Harapan (Village of Hope) Scale Up by PT Shenhua Guohua Pembangkitan Jawa Bali
• Pakistan - 1180 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Bhikki, District Sheikhupura, Pakistan by Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Pvt) Limited
• Philippines - AGROSOLAR by CITICORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION

Gas Engine Combined Cycle Power Project of the Year

• Gold - Bang Pakong Combined Cycle (Units 1-2 Replacement) Project by EGAT
• Silver - Huizhou Fengda Phase II CCGT Power Plant by Huizhou Shenzhen-Energy Fengda Power Co., Ltd

Gas Power Project of the Year

• Afghanistan - 40MW Siemens (SGT-A45) Mobile Gas-Fired Power Plant - Sheberghan Afghanistan by Bayat Power and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS)
• China - Huizhou Fengda Phase II CCGT Power Plant by Huizhou Shenzhen-Energy Fengda Power Co.,Ltd
• Taiwan - The Hsinta Power Plant Combined Cycle Renewal Project by Taiwan Power Company
• Vietnam - TNPower- Solar Initiative by TNPower Energy Joint Stock Company

Hydro Power Project of the Year

• Gold - UPPER Chameliya Hydropower Project - 40 MW by API Power Company Limited
• Silver - Sustainable Hydropower Operation Through Dynamic Water Dispatch Management by Bakun Hydro Power Generation Sdn Bhd

Independent Power Producer of the Year

• Australia - Zenith Energy
• India - Greenko
• Indonesia - PT Shenhua Guohua Pembangkitan Jawa Bali
• Pakistan - Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Pvt) Limited

Information Technology Project of the Year

• India - DigiGrid- Digital Transformation Project by India Grid Trust
• Malaysia - TNB Genco - Hydro Catchment Area Surveillance (THyCAS) - Using Space Technologies by TNB Genco
• Philippines - Enhancing Operational Efficiency and accuracy through eDNA Historian, RTD Dashboard and CEMS Real-time Monitoring by Malita Power Inc. (San Miguel Global Power)

Innovative Power Technology of the Year

• Bangladesh - GIS ( Geographical Information System) mapping project under DPDC) by Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
• China - Huizhou Fengda Phase II CCGT Power Plant by Huizhou Shenzhen-Energy Fengda Power Co., Ltd
• India - Revolutionizing Customer Services - V-Assist & Genius Pay Kiosks by Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. (AEML)
• Indonesia - BOSF Samboja Micro-grid by Solar Power Indonesia
• Japan - ULTY-V plus, system to optimise boiler fuel control by NYK Idemitsu Green Solutions Co., Ltd.
• Malaysia - TNB Genco - Leveraging Innovative IT Applications by IIOT, Wireless Vibration and Temperature Monitoring System for Continuous Ship Unloader (CSU) by TNB Genco
• Pakistan - 1180 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Bhikki Sheikhupura, Pakistan by Harbin Electric International Co. Ltd
• Philippines - San Miguel Global Power Portfolio of BESS Facilities by San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp.

Power Plant Upgrade of the Year

• China -  Wenergy Maanshan Power Generation Co., Ltd. U2 (1x660MW) DCS Retrofit Project by Emerson - Wenergy Group Ma'anshan Power Generation Co., Ltd.
• India - Solar Assets Performance Improvement by Greenko
• Korea - Power Plant Upgrade of the Year - DangJin Power Complex Unit 7&8 Turbine Retrofit by DangJin Power Complex, Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd
• Philippines - Value in Waste: Fly Ash Reuse by Malita Power Inc. (San Miguel Global Power)
• Taiwan - The Taichung Power Plant’s Unit 5 to 10 Air Quality Control System Retrofit Project by Taiwan Power Company

Power Project Finance House of the Year

• Gold - KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Power Utility of the Year

• Bangladesh - Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
• Malaysia - Bakun Hydro Power Generation Sdn Bhd
• Pakistan - K- Electric Limited
• Thailand - CK Power Public Company Limited - Bangpa-in Cogeneration Power Plant
• UAE - Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
• Vietnam - TNPower Energy Joint Stock Company

Power Utility of the Year for Transmission and Distribution

• India - Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd. (AEML)

Smart Grid Project of the Year

• Hong Kong - CLP Power demand response system leverages smart grid technology through deep customer engagement by CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.
• Philippines - San Miguel Global Power Portfolio of Battery Energy Storage System Projects by San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp.
• Taiwan -  A New Milestone in the Journey to Become a Smart Grid Equipped, Zero-Carbon Island — Kinmen ESS III & IV by Taiwan Power Company
• Thailand - KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Solar Power Project of the Year

• Afghanistan - Kandahar 15 megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant by 77 Construction Company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), and Zularistan Ltd.
• Australia - Chichester Solar Gas Hybrid Project by Alinta Energy
• Bangladesh - IDCOL Solar Irrigation Pump by Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
• China - Tibet Gangba Photovoltaic and Chemical Energy Storage Power Station by Tibet Development and Investment Group Co., Ltd
• India - OMC Power
• Indonesia - Cirata 145MWac Floating Solar Plant by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar
• Malaysia -  98MWp Floating Solar, Danau Tok Uban, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia by Cypark Resources Berhad
• UAE - Al Dhafra Solar PV - The world's largest single-site solar power plant by Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
• Vietnam - PROINSO Group, strengthen our position in Vietnam by installing the NGU LONG Solar Rooftop Project by PROINSO

Standby Power Plant of the Year

• Gold - 125 Mw power plant of the Year Supporting the Saudi National Grid by Altaaqa Alternative Solutions Co. (A Zahid Group of Company)
• Silver - Panjin Boiler Combustion System Optimisation and Transformation: Improving unit flexibility for better peak demand management by China Resources Power (Panjin) Co., Ltd.

Transmission & Distribution Project of the Year

• Gold - Energy Integrated Platform (EIP) as an Enabler Towards Energy Transition of TNB Distribution Network by TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
• Silver - The Modern and Sustainable Power Supply Solution - CLP Power Kwu Tung North 132kV Substation by CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.
• Bronze - Replacing Transmission Towers with a Novel "Tower Wrapping replacement Method" by Taiwan Power Company

Wind Power Project of the Year

• China - Suixian Longxiang Wind Farm: Introducing unmanned operation to boost efficiency and safety by China Resources New Energy (Suixian Tianhekou) Wind Power Co., Ltd.
• India - Wind Assets Performance Improvement by Greenko

CEO of the Year

• Othman Juma Al Ali of Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC) 

If you are interested in nominating for next year's awards programme, please email Danica Avila at [email protected].