Awards 2026
Coming Soon
2025 Bright Spark
Award
This award celebrates a young professional who’s more than just a bright idea: they’re fully charged, well-grounded, and powering up the wind sector. Whether in the public, private, or civil space, they’ve shown leadership that transmits across the industry. Their achievements, passion and professionalism generate the energy to inspire.
2025 Raising Communities
Award
This award celebrates a project that proves wind energy also powers people and prosperity. Starting with ideas, resulting in impact through social upliftment, and meeting basic needs, these projects lift up communities, especially in rural areas, and turn local change into lasting empowerment.
2025 Exceptional Service Provider Award
This award celebrates those in the wind sector who go above and beyond the call of duty. Whether in construction, operations, maintenance, consulting, or project support, these pros keep the turbines turning and the projects on track. They prove that in a sector driven by wind, it’s outstanding service that really delivers the power.
2025 Gender Diversity Transformation Enabler Award
This award recognises an organisation that’s powering real change in the wind sector. By advocating for women in wind, opening access, and boosting representation, they’ve shown that diversity isn’t just a transition, it’s a transmission of positive energy that accelerates equality and sparks lasting impact.
2025 Safety Net Award
This award recognises an organisation that proves safety isn’t just a policy, it’s personal. By going beyond best practice and continuously improving, they ensure every worker in the wind sector doesn’t just power projects, but also gets home safe to their families, the ultimate return on investment.
2025 Watt-a-Woman Award
This award celebrates female leaders who are true powerhouses of the wind industry. With over five years of experience, they energise those around them, set an example for others to follow, and keep shaping the sector with unstoppable drive. They’re in charge and charging the industry forward.
2025 OEM Market Leader Award
This award celebrates female leaders who are true powerhouses of the wind industry. With over five years of experience, they energise those around them, set an example for others to follow, and keep shaping the sector with unstoppable drive. They’re in charge and charging the industry forward.
2025 Environmental Stewardship Award
This award honours an IPP that proves sustainability is more than a slogan, it’s how they operate. These leaders take pride in permits to actively protect the natural environment, drive conservation, and embed sustainable practices, showing that wind energy can leave nothing but a clean breeze behind.
2024 INDUSTRY AWARDS WINNERS
2024 Bright Spark
Award Winner
Ightishaan Groenewald
2024 Raising Communities Award Winner
Noupoort Wind Farm
2024 Exceptional Service Provider Award Winner
ED Platform
2024 Gender Diversity Transformation Enabler Award Winner
Scatec South Africa
2024 Safety Net Award Winner
Mainstream Renewable Power
2024 Watt-a-Woman Award Winner
Chanda Nxumalo
2024 OEM Market Leader Award Winner
Vestas
2024 STAKEHOLDER RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS
ESI AFRICA
Bird Life South Africa
Eskom RETEC
DMRE
EWSETA
Danish Embassy
SACAA


