Lighting up the future with the winners of the Asian Power Awards

Over 60 power initiatives were commended in this year’s awards programme

With the continued rise in demand for renewable energy and the climate crisis pushing harder on the industry, more sustainable models have been the focus for companies in order to continue thriving amidst the challenges. In its 18th year, the Asian Power Awards recognises revolutionary innovations and outstanding initiatives amongst the players in the power industry of Asia.

Nominations for the prestigious awards programme were screened under the meticulous eyes of this year’s expert panel of judges made up of Petteri Harkki, Managing Director, AFRY South-East Asia and AFRY (Thailand); Wen Bin Lim, Director, Infrastructure Advisory, Head of Renewables, KPMG Asia Pacific; Gervasius Samosir, Partner, YCP Solidiance; Mike Thomas, Managing Director, The Lantau Group; and John Yeap, Senior Advisor, Pinsent Masons.

The awards presentations will be held virtually from the end of November to early December.

Congratulations to the winners!

Asian Power Awards

Battery Storage Project of the Year

• Gold - The Demonstration Project of V2G Technology for Electric Vehicles by Taiwan Power Company
• Silver - Kabankalan Battery-based Energy Storage System Continues Energy Transition in the Philippines by Fluence

Biomass Power Project of the Year

• Gold - MOBG (Mobile Gasifier) as An Environmentally Friendly Generator Solution on Remote Islands by PT Pembangkit Jawa Bali
• Silver - Co-Firing Bio Mass as a Green Solution of New Renewable Energy by PT PJB SERVICES

Coal Power Project of the Year

• Gold - GoSeong Green Power by Emerson
• Silver - ​Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPLT)
• Bronze - Simpang Belimbing Coal Fired Power Plant by PT. GH EMM Indonesia

District Cooling Initiative of the Year

• UAE - Emirates District Cooling

Environmental Upgrade of the Year

• India - Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited
• Vietnam - PROINSO

ESG Programme of the Year

• India - THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED
• Indonesia - PT Shenhua Guohua Pembangkitan Jawa Bali
• Malaysia - TNB INTEGRATED LEARNING SOLUTION – ILSAS
• Philippines - Mangrove Earth Balling and Planting in Quezon Province, Philippines by Quezon Power (Philippines), Limited Co. and San Buenaventura Power Ltd. Co.
• Taiwan - The Taiwan-Penghu Submarine Cable Project by Taiwan Power Company

Flexible Gas Power Project of the Year

• Gold - Improvement to Overcome Intake Air Filter Clogging In PLTGU Blok 3 UP Muara Karang Jakarta by PT Pembangkit Jawa Bali

Gas Engine Combined Cycle Power Project of the Year

• Gold - The Most Efficient Power Plant in Indonesia: Muara Karang GTCC Power Station Expansion by PT. PLN Nusantara Power and Mitsubishi Power
• Silver - Bangpa-in Cogeneration Steam Turbine Load Adjustment by CK Power Public Company Limited
• Bronze - The Taichung Combined Cycle Power Plant Project by Taiwan Power Company

Gas Power Project of the Year

• Bahrain - Al Dur 2 IWPP by ACWA Power
• Indonesia - The Most Efficient Power Plant in Indonesia: Muara Karang GTCC Power Station Expansion by PT. PLN Nusantara Power and Mitsubishi Power
• Thailand - Portfolio financing of 980 MW B.Grimm 7 SPPs projects -the first ever SPP replacement project in Thailand by B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited

Hydro Power Project of the Year

• Gold - Hwacheon Hydro Power Plant of HanGang Hydro Power Site, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power by Emerson

Independent Power Producer of the Year

• India - Azure Power
• Indonesia - PT. GH EMM Indonesia
• Nepal - Api Power Company Limited
• Thailand - Constant Energy

Innovative Power Technology of the Year

• China - Huadian Kemen Power Plant 600MW Unit Coordinated Control Optimization Project by Emerson
• India - Robotic Desilting by Adani Power Limited
• Indonesia - Simpang Belimbing Coal Fired Power Plant by PT. GH EMM Indonesia
• Philippines - D2D Stage 1: Data Advantage Strategy by AboitizPower - Coal Business Unit
• Thailand - CMU Smart City Project – Creating Smart Green Living for All by BCPG Public Company Limited
• UAE - Fujairah Asia Power Company

Power Plant Upgrade of the Year

• Bangladesh - Feni Lanka Power Limited

Power Project Finance House of the Year

• Gold - KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

Power Utility of the Year

• India - The Tata Power Company Limited.
• Indonesia - PT Pembangkit Jawa Bali
• Korea - Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.
• Pakistan - K- Electric Limited
• Thailand - CK Power Public Company Limited
• UAE - Fujairah Asia Power Company
• Vietnam - TNPower Energy Joint Stock Company

R&D Project of the Year

• ENGIE Lab Singapore

Smart Grid Project of the Year

• India - THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED
• Singapore - Singapore’s first Smart and Green Port through a co-developed Smart Grid Management System (SGMS) by PSA Corporation Limited & Envision Digital

Solar Power Initiative of the Year

• Philippines - Solar Schools Electrification Project by National Electrification Administration
• Thailand - CMU Smart City Project – Creating Smart Green Living for All by BCPG Public Company Limited

Solar Power Project of the Year

• Australia - EDL
• Bangladesh - Infrastructure Development Company Limited
• Cambodia - One of the Pioneer Non-Recourse Solar Power Project Financing in Cambodia by Ray Power Supply Co., Ltd
• India - Azure Power – Rajasthan 6 - 600 MWs Solar Power Project by Azure Power
• Indonesia - The Bawean Solar Power Plant in Increasing New Renewable Energy Growth by PT PJB SERVICES
• Nepal - Chandranighapur Solar Project, 4 MW by Api Power Company Limited
• Saudi Arabia - Sudair Solar PV IPP by ACWA Power
• Singapore - Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm - One of the world's largest inland floating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by Sembcorp Solar Singapore Pte Ltd
• Vietnam - LOC NINH 1,2,3 POWER PLANT (550MWp) by POWERCHINA VIETNAM LIMITED COMPANY ＆ POWERCHINA ZHONGNAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED
• Uzbekistan - TOTAL EREN

Standby Power Plant of the Year

• Gold - The Demonstration Project of V2G Technology for Electric Vehicles by Taiwan Power Company
• Silver - Geothermal Power Plant Ulumbu by PT Cogindo DayaBersama

Transmission & Distribution Project of the Year

• Gold - CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
• Silver - The Taiwan-Penghu Submarine Cable Project by Taiwan Power Company
• Bronze - Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited

Wind Power Project of the Year

• China - Shandong Songjia Liqi 100MW Flexible Tower Wind Power Project by Emerson
• India - ENERCON WINDENERGY PVT.LTD.
• Vietnam - Lotus Wind Power by Asian Development Bank

CEO of the Year

• Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC)