Global Water Intelligence presents Global Water Awards 2007

This year’s Global Water Awards were presented alongside our conference,
GWI 2007 Barcelona: Where do Water and Money Meet?, on 2nd April 2007. The winners in each category are listed below.

View a clip of the 2006 awards DVD (8.34Mb, requires QuickTime).

View the photographs from this year’s event

• Water Company of the Year: for the water company that has made the most significant contribution to the development of the international water sector during the year.
  • Winner Aqualia
  • Distinction Black & Veatch
  • Highly commended Société des Eaux et d’Assainissement d’Alger
  • Highly commended Shanghai Pudong Veolia Water
• Desalination Company of the Year: for the desalination plant supplier which has made the greatest overall contribution to the desalination industry during 2006.
  • Winner Acciona Agua
  • Distinction Sidem
  • Highly commended CH2M Hill
  • Highly commended IDE
• Developer of the Year: for the water project developer which has shown the greatest ingenuity and commitment to driving water projects forward during 2006.
  • Winner Befesa CTA
  • Distinction ACWA Power Projects Ltd.
  • Highly commended Poseidon Resources
  • Highly commended Suez Energy International
• Public Water Agency of the Year: for the public sector organization which has made the greatest contribution to meeting the challenges of water supply during 2006.
  • Winner Ministry of Water & Electricity, Saudi Arabia
  • Distinction Acuamed, Spain
  • Highly commended Water Corporation of Western Australia
  • Highly commended West Basin Municipal Water District
• Water Deal of the Year: for the deal, contracted in 2006, which has made the biggest contribution to the advancement of public-private partnerships in the international water sector.
  • Winner Kemble Water’s acquisition of Thames Water
  • Distinction Ajman Wastewater Plant – refinancing credit facility
  • Highly commended Project Alpha, Northern Ireland
  • Highly commended Acque SpA Financing, Italy
• Desalination Deal of the Year: for the deal signed during 2006 which represents the most significant step forward for the industry in terms of financial innovation or in meeting the demands of challenging circumstances.
  • Winner Beni Saf, Algeria
  • Distinction Torrevieja, Spain
  • Highly commended Chennai Minjur, India
  • Highly commended Hadera, Israel
• Power and Water Deal of the Year: for the deal, signed before the end of January 2007, that reflects the most significant progress in terms of financial innovation or in meeting the demands of challenging circumstances.
  • Winner Hidd IWPP, Bahrain
  • Distinction Fujairah I IWPP
  • Highly commended Jubail IWPP, Saudi Arabia
  • Highly commended Barka 2 / Al Rusail, Oman
• Water Reuse Project of the Year: for the water reuse project which represents the most significant achievement for the industry in 2006.
  • Winner Baix Llobregat wastewater reuse plant
  • Distinction Palm Jumeirah MBR, Dubai
  • Highly commended Jianxing City Water Treatment Plant, China
  • Highly commended Reliance Jamnagar Refinery in Gujarat, India
• Desalination Plant of the Year: for the desalination plant, commissioned in 2006, that represents the most impressive technical achievement in the industry.
  • Winner Kwinana (Perth), Australia
  • Distinction New Cartagena Canal (Phase 1 & 2), Spain
  • Highly commended Wadi Ma’in Water Treatment Plant, Jordan
  • Highly commended Ad Dur rehabilitation, Bahrain
  • Highly commended Huangdao RO and MED pilot plant
• Innovation of the Year: for the applied process or application which shows the greatest promise in the global water industry, and which has been demonstrated on a pilot scale or full scale during 2006, or else supported by a peer-reviewed journal.
  • Winner Nanofiltration pretreatment for thermal desalination
  • Distinction Nanocomposite membrane
  • Highly commended Seawater Conversion Vessels
  • Highly commended Airlift MBR
  • Highly commended Intermediate distillate removal in MSF desalination
• Environmental Contribution of the Year: for environmental stewardship in the water industry as exemplified by the project, process or organization that best reflects the ability of a water/wastewater plant to leave a small environmental footprint.
  • Winner Energy Recovery Inc
  • Distinction GE Water and Dupont Dordrecht
  • Highly commended Tirupur Effluent Treatment Project, India
  • Highly commended Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Sino French Water Development

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