Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company will battle four other African companies for this year's Water Utility of the Year award.
The winner of the prestigious industry award will be announced during a gala dinner scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 during the annual African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa at the CTICC in Cape Town.
Moshi Urban Water and Sewerage Authority (Tanzania), National Water & Sewerage Corporation (Uganda), Rand Water (South Africa), Umgeni Water of South Africa are some of the companies Nairobi Water faces under Water Utility of the Year award category.
Award categories vary from Power Utility of the Year Award, Clean Energy Project of the Year to the Future Leader Award and Power or Water Woman of the Year.
KenGen and Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited were nominated for Power Utility of the Year award, alongside three other power companies from South Africa and Ghana.
Albert Mugo, MD and CEO KenGen, Ben Chumo, MD and CEO Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited, Kenya will face off under Power Utility Executive of the Year category.
The conference and trade exhibition will bring together some 6,000 engineers, stakeholders and solution providers from around the globe.
The event will feature 250 exhibitors, 250 speakers, a six stream strategic conference, a free-to-attend technical conference on the expo floor, three high-profile keynote sessions and technical site visits.
The trade exhibition will be free when registering in advance and showcase water and energy saving technologies and services for the industry and feature hands-on demonstrations and CPD-accredited technical workshops on the exhibition floor.
African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa 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.
The event forms part of a global energy event series, including European Utility Week, Australian Utility Week, Asian Utility Week and Latin American Utility Week.