Johannesburg, South Africa; 14 October 2011: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communications group, today announced the shortlisted candidates for its highly sought-after Infrastructure Investment Awards.

Launched in 2008, the Ai Infrastructure Investment Awards are a platform for investors in Africa's fast-growing infrastructure sectors to measure their performance and achievements. The 2011 Awards will showcase the competitiveness of African infrastructure as an international investable asset class.

The Ai Infrastructure Investment Awards will officially recognise achievements across the main infrastructure sectors in Africa and will reward the personalities driving transactions and improving the continent’s infrastructure investment climate.

Awards are presented for the following categories: Developer of the Year;  Power Deal of the Year; Transport Deal of the Year; ICT/Telecoms Deal of the Year;  Water Deal of the Year; Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year; Oil & Gas Deal of the Year; PPP Champion of the Year; Infrastructure Fund of the Year; Infrastructure Regulator of the Year; Sponsor of the Year; Bank Arranger of the Year; Legal Adviser of the Year; Advisor of the Year and Regional Infrastructure Investment Initiative of the Year.

Commenting on the Awards, Hubert Danso, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Africa investor, said: “African infrastructure is now well established as a competitive investable asset class, with approximately US $4.435 billion of projects funded in the first half of 2011 alone, which increases significantly on the 2010 figures of $3.04bn. Africa investor established these awards as a means to showcase African infrastructure investment success stories and we are delighted with the caliber and quality of this year’s shortlist.”

The winners of the 2011 Africa investor Infrastructure Investment Awards will be announced at the Africa investor CEO Infrastructure Investment Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Africa investor Infrastructure Investment Awards 2011 full shortlist:
Developer of the Year

• The Zambian Border Crossing Company - Kasumbalesa Border Post Project
• InfraCo - Cabeolica Project, Cape Verde Island
• Instrata - Al Dur Water and Power Project
• Industrial Development Corporation - Lesego Platinum Project
• Actis - Gas Natural Fenosa
• Citadel Capital - Rift Valley Rail Concession
• Overseas Infrastructure Alliance (India) Private Ltd - Electricidade de Mocambique
• Eiffage - West African Toll Road PPP

 

Power Deal of the Year

• Fieldstone - Kariba North Bank Extension
• Standard Bank - Ubombo Sugar
• Africa Finance Corporation - Cabeolica Wind Farm Project
• Rand Merchant Bank - Ghana Grid Company
• Nampower - Caprivi Link
• Lake Turkana Wind Power Consortium- Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power project
• Eskom - DRC Deal
• DEG, FMO and Proparco and The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund - Rabai PowerProject in Kenya

 

Transport Deal of the Year

• The Zambian Border Crossing Company - Kasumbalesa Border Post Project
• City Council of Kampala - The Kampala Road Network Programme
• Rand Merchant Bank - Bakwena Toll Road
• Mono Rail Nigeria Group - Abuja Monorail Transport Project
• InfraCo Limited - Nairobi Commuter Rail Project
• Overseas Infrastructure Alliance - Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Project
• China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd – Kribi Deep-water
• PortJS Neoplant Company Limited - Lamu Port
• Northern Corridor Mombasa - Kampala Rail Link
• Citadel Capital - Rift Valley Railways

 

ICT/Telecoms Deal of the Year

• Standard Bank - Helios Towers Ghana
• The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund - O3b Satellite Project – SES
• Rand Merchant Bank - Vodafone Ghana
• Dark Fibre Africa - Fibre Optic Network
• Etisalat Nigeria - Network Expansion
• Globacom - Glo-One Submarine Cable
• Orange - Lion Cable, Madagascar

 

Water Deal of the Year

• eThekwini Municipality - Water Supply Upgrade Programme
• Rand Merchant Bank - Mhlathuze Water Board
• The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company - Salalah IWPP
• Rand Water - Water Wise, Water Conservation and Education Campaign
• Industrial Development Corporation - The Ground Water Table Recharge Project
• KPMG International Cooperative - Disi Water Conveyance Project
• Mekorot National Water Company - Uganda’s Water Infrastructure

 

Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year

• Government of Gabon - Renovation of Gabon's O Bongo National Stadium
• Rand Merchant Bank - Sugar Company Mozambique
• Rand Merchant Bank - Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
• Futuregrowth Asset Management - Trust for Urban Housing Finance
• Clinics Programme - Government of Swaziland
• The Rwanda Development Bank - Poverty Reduction Support Programme
• Eritrean Ministry of Agriculture - Drip Irrigation Initiative, Adi-Quala
• Japanese International Cooperation Agency and Tanzania Government - Rusumo Bridge, Kagera River

 

Oil and Gas Deal of the Year

• PA Resources, Standard Bank Group- Republic of Congo-Brazzaville’s Azurite Field

• The Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) - Mostorod Oil Refinery Project

 

• ADB - Rwanda Kivuwatt Project,

• BP - Angola Oil Fields Development

• Kosmos Portion - Jubilee Oil Field Project

• Exxon Mobil - NGL II Expansion, Additional Financing 3

 

PPP Champion of the Year

• The Zambian Border Crossing Company

• Africa Finance Corporation

• HSBC

• Uganda Police Force Accommodations PPP

• Zambia Development Agency

• Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility

• Eiffage

• Orascom Construction Industries

 

Infrastructure Fund of the Year

• China-Africa Development Fund

• Futuregrowth Asset Management - Infrastructure and Development Bond

• Standard Bank – Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund

• Macquarie - AIIF2

• Harith Fund Managers - Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund

 

• PME Infrastructure Fund

• Africa Finance Corporation

• Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa Infrastructure Fund (COMESA)

• EU- Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund

 

Infrastructure Regulator of the Year

• The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission
• Academic Model Providing Access To Health
• PPP Unit, Ministry of Finance, Mauritius
• The Zambian Border Crossing Company
• Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
• Ghana Investment Fund for Telecommunications l
• Lagos State Commission for Commerce and Industry
• PPP Unit, National Treasury, South Africa

 

Sponsor of the Year

• The Zambian Border Crossing Company

• Rand Merchant Bank

• Blackstone

• Samsung

• Seven Energy Nigeria

• Dangote

• Afren

• Barclays

• PA Resources

 

Bank Arranger of the Year

• Rand Merchant Bank

• Investec

• HSBC Africa

• Samba Capital

• Standard Chartered

• Societe Generale CIB

• African Development Bank

• Standard Bank

• Natixis

 

Legal Adviser of the Year

•  White & Case

• Bell Dewar

• Norton Rose

• Gleiss Lutz - Herbert Smith – Stibbe

• Linklaters

• Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

• Slaughter & May

• SNR Denton

• Clifford Chance

• DLA Piper

• Bowman Gilfillan

 

Adviser of the Year

• Ernst & Young

• Fieldstone

• Standard Chartered

• Africa Finance Corporation

• Societe Generale

• International Finance Corporation

• Price Waterhouse Coopers

• United Bank for Africa

• Credit Suisse

 

Regional Infrastructure Investment Initiative of the Year

• Lake Kivu

• Toyota - Lamu Oil Pipeline

• NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD- IPPF)

• CITDEL Capital – Rift Valley Railways
• Northern Corridor Mombasa-Kampala Rail Link
• Sesheka-Mongu-Senanga Road
• West African Cable System (WACS)

 

Source: Africa Investor (Click here to download the press release)