Recognition and Awards

ACWA Power is a global leader in its field and has been fortunate enough to be regularly recognised by its peers with awards and accolades from some of the most respected industry titles. Below is a selection of the awards presented to ACWA Power:

Best Data Analytics and Best Digital Twin
Intelligent Automation Awards Middle East 2023
Desalination Company of the Year and Desalination Plant of the Year for Al Taweelah IWP
Global Water Awards 2023
Middle East Sponsor of the year 2022
IJ Global Awards 2022 - MENA
Middle East Water Deal of the year 2022 for Shuaibah 3 IWP
IJ Global Awards 2022 - MENA
Middle East Utility Deal of the year 2022 for Red Sea project
IJ Global Awards 2022 - MENA
Future Energy Leader of the Year Award
Hydrogen Future Awards 2023
Social Responsibility in the Industrial Sector and Energy
Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Award 2022
Sustainable Energy Company of the Year
Sustainable Middle East Excellence Awards 2023
2022 Private Sector Engagement Award
PIF Partners Forum
Energy and Resources In House Team of the Year 2022
ALB Middle East Law Awards 2022
Rabigh 3 IWP for Best Project Execution 2021, Shuaibah 2 IWP for Best Performance 2021
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) Awards 2022
Desalination Plant of the Year Award for Rabigh 3 IWP
Global Water Awards 2022
Central Asia Deal of the Year 2021 for Sirdarya 1
Project Finance International Awards 2021
Global Deal of the Year 2021 for Jazan IGCC
Project Finance International Awards 2021
MENA Sponsor of the Year
IJ Global Awards 2021
Central Asian Deal of the Year for Sirdarya1 IPP
PFI Awards 2021
Best Financial Services Campaign Category for publicizing the ACWA Power IPO
MEPRA 2021 PR Silver Awards
Energy Project Award of the year for Redstone CSP Project
SANEA Awards 2021
Middle East Sponsor of the Year
Proximo - Deal of the Year 2020
Project Sponsor of the Year
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards 2021
Best in Class Treasury Solution in the Middle East/UAE
Adam Smith Award 2021
Legal Department of the Year – Large Team Category
Middle East Legal Awards (MELA) 2021
Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3 IWP
Economic Excellence Category
Clean Energy Initiative of the Year
ITP Middle East Energy Awards
First World Green Hydrogen Project Award
2nd World Hydrogen Summit
Water Project of the Year Shuaibah
MEED Projects Award 2020
Desalination Company of the Year 2020
Global Water Intelligence (GWI)
Desalination Plant of the Year 2020
Global Water Intelligence (GWI)
2020’s Top Young Professional
Meriem Bellizim (Executive Manager, Business Development)
Global Developer of the Year Award, EMEA Solar Deal of the Year Award & EMEA Water Deal of the Year 2019
TFX Proximo
Noor Energy PFI Power Deal of the Year in the Middle East and Africa
PFI Awards 2019
Global Sponsor of the Year Award
PFI Awards 2019
The Regional Company of the Year Award
Middle East Solar Awards (MESIA)
One of the Prominent figures that influenced Egyptian Energy Sector
NREA
One of the Most Influential Companies in the Renewable Energy Sector in Egypt 2019
NREA
Largest Sustainability Project of the year 2019
Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI)
GCC Power Project of The Year,
Salalah II IPP, MEED
MENA Solar Deal of the Year
Sakaka Solar PV, IJ Global
Middle East & Africa Power Deal of the Year
Sakaka Solar PV, PFI
REGIONAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2018
MESIA
RENEWABLES COMPANY OF THE YEAR
MEED AWARDS
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, KSA
ASIAN POWER AWARDS
GAS POWER PROJECT OF THE YEAR
SALALAH II IPP, ASIAN POWER AWARDS
CEO OF THE YEAR, PADDY PADMANATHAN
ASIAN POWER AWARDS
SHUAA ENERGY, SOLAR POWER PROJECT OF THE YR
ASIAN POWER AWARDS
SPONSOR OF THE YEAR
EMEA PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS
PROJECT BOND OF THE YEAR, DIVERSITY 814 MUSD
EMEA PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS
WATER DESAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
EMEA FINANCE PUBLICATION
BEST SOLAR DEAL IN AFRICA, BENBAN PV
PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS, 2017
PROJECT BOND DEAL OF THE YEAR
PROJECT DIVERSITY, IJ GLOBAL, 2017
MENA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
EGYPT FIT II PROGRAMME, IJ GLOBAL
TOP EMPLOYER BRAND
LINKED IN AWARDS
INTERNAL NEWSPAPER, EXCELLENCE AWARD
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2017
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OF THE YEAR SAUDI ARABIA
ASIAN POWER AWARDS, 2017
BRONZE AWARD, GAS POWER PROJECT OF THE YEAR
ZARQA IPP, ASIAN POWER AWARDS 2017
GOLD AWARD COAL POWER PROJECT OF THE YEAR
HASSYAN CLEAN COAL, ASIAN POWER AWARDS, 2017
POWER UTILITY OF THE YEAR - JORDAN
ASIAN POWER AWARDS
DEAL OF THE YEAR 2017, KHALLADI
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
BEST PROJECT FINANCE BOND IN AFRICA
EMEA FINANCE, PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS 2016
BEST SOLAR DEAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST, MAFRAQ PV IPP
EMEA FINANCE, PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS 2016
BEST SOLAR DEAL IN EMEA, NOOR PV
EMEA FINANCE, PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS 2016
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
EMEA FINANCE, PROJECT FINANCE AWARDS 2016
LIGHT UP AND POWER AFRICA, NOORo OUARZAZATE SOLAR PROJECT
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AWARD
LARGE SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROJECT 2016/2017 AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK INDUSTRY AWARDS
EBRD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SILVER AWARD
MAFRAQ SOLAR PV - JORDAN, EMEA AWARDS
CSP DEVELOPER
MENASOL NEW ENERGY INDUSTRY AWARDS, 2017
PV DEVELOPER
MENASOL NEW ENERGY INDUSTRY AWARDS, 2017
REGIONAL SPONSOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
IJ GLOBAL AWARDS, 2016
REFINANCING DEAL OF THE YEAR (RABIGH 1 IPP)
IJ GLOBAL AWARDS, 2016
POWER DEAL OF THE YEAR (HASSYAN IPP)
IJ GLOBAL AWARDS, 2016
REGIONAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR
MESIA, 2016
ENERGY INDUSTRY COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ARABIAN BUSINESS AWARDS, 2016
Independent Power Producer of the Year
Asian Power Awards, 2016
NOMINATED BEST EMPLOYER BRAND
LINKEDIN TALENT AWARDS 2016
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
EMEA PROJECT FINANCE MAGAZINE 2015
PV & CSP DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
MENASOL 2015
GLOBAL SPONSOR OF THE YEAR
PROJECT FINANCE MAGAZINE 2015
REGIONAL SPONSOR AWARD MENA REGION
IJGLOBAL 2015
BEST POWER DEAL SALALAH 2
IJGLOBAL AWARDS 2015
BEST SOLAR DEAL AWARD SHUAA ENERGY
IJGLOBAL AWARDS 2015
BEST WIND DEAL - KHALLADI WIND
IJGLOBAL AWARDS 2015
ASIA'S BEST FIRST TIME
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2015
GLOBAL SPONSOR OF THE YEAR 2015
PFI Awards
BEST REGIONAL STRUCTURED FINANCE SOLUTION
ASSET ASIAN AWARDS-2015
BEST SOLAR DEAL IN EMEA
NOOR 2 & 3 PROJECT FINANCE 2015
BEST SUSTAINABILITY DEAL IN SHUAA
ENERGY PROJECT FINANCE 2015
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
PROJECT FINANCE EMEA 2015
FINANCIAL CLOSE KIRIKKALE
POWER PLANT 2015
MENA POWER SHUAA ENERGY 1 IJ
GLOBAL AWARDS 2015
MENA SOLAR SHUAA ENERGY 1 IJ
GLOBAL AWARDS 2015
MENA SPONSER WINNER IJ
GLOBAL AWARDS 2015
REVOLVING CORPORATE MURABAHA FACILITIES 2015
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT IN DUBAI 2015
WORLDS LARGEST INDUSTRIALS GAS
PROJECT IN KSA 2015
CEGCO BACKED TERM LOAN FACILITY AND WORKING CAPITAL FACILITY 2014
ENERGY INVESTMENT FUND OF THE YEAR
FUND AWARDS 2014
MEED QUALITY AWARDS
FOR PROJECT 2014
PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF PRIVATE EQUALITY IN ACWA POWER TO IFC 2014
PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SANABIL INVESTMENTS 2013
RABIGH 2 IPP MIDDLE EAST
DEAL OF THE YEAR 2013
REGIONAL COMPANY OF THE YEAR
MESIA SOLAR AWARDS 2013
REVOLVING CORPORATE MURABHA FACILITY 2013
SOLAR DEAL OF THE YEAR
NOOR 1 PROJECT FINANCE 2013
BARKA WATER EXPANSION
PROJECT 2012
BEST PROJECT FINANCE DEAL EURO-MONEY 2012
RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FROM ASHARQIA CHAMBER 2012
BEST POWER DEAL IN EMEA
QURAYYH PROJECT 2011
DEAL OF THE YEAR HAJR
2011, PROJECT FINANCE
HAJI ELECTRICITY
MIDDLE EAST POWER 2011
FIRST INDEPENDANT WATER AND POWER IN KSA 2011
FORMATION OF ACWA POWER RE-AND OPERATION DESERT BLEND 2011
GLOBAL SPONSER OF THE YEAR
PROJECT FINANCE 2011
INTERNATIONAL BARGES COMPANY FOR DESALINATION 2011
AQUISITION OF CONTROLLING STAKE IN BARKA 1 - 2010
DEAL OF THE YEAR
RABIGH IPP 2009
MIDDLE EAST PROJECT SPONSER OF THE YEAR
PROJECT FINANCE 2009
BEST PROJECT FINANCE DEAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST RABIGH IPP 2009
DESALINATION DEAL OF THE YEAR
GLOBAL WATER INTELLIGENCE 2008
REFINANCING OF SOHAR POWER COMPANY 2008
AL HIDD PROJECT FINANCE 2006, PROJECT FINANCE
DEAL OF THE YEAR 2006
FINANCING FACILITIES
RABIGH-2006
SOHAR IWPP GLOBAL WATER INTELLIGENCE
DEAL OF THE YEAR 2005
DEAL OF THE YEAR
PROJECT FINANCE 2004
DEAL OF THE YEAR MIDDLE EAST
PROJECT FINANCE 2004
ACWA POWER LEAD DEVELOPER
PARTNERSHIP