Find out who are the prime power industry figures in the Asian Power Awards 2015

The Oscars of the power industry pops the champagne on its 11th year.

Over a hundred executives and key industry players gathered yesterday for the awards night held at Conrad Bangkok in Thailand. The awards featured 23 categories this year.

Nominations were judged by John Yeap, Partner, Head of Energy – Asia at Pinsent Masons, and Mark Hutchinson, Energy Expert, Advisors in Energy. John Goss, Managing Director of Ceejay International Ltd, also gave a speech at the awards ceremony on behalf of the judges.

Asian Power publisher Tim Charlton applauded the awardees, saying "On behalf of the Asian Power team, we are grateful for all the attendees who came tonight. We have passed a decade of recognizing the best achievements and projects in the region's industry, and tonight we put the spotlight on 2015's key players who bested others in a drive for efficiency and productivity in the power sector."

VPower Group is a proud recipient of 3 awards - "Gas Power Project of the Year" and "Fast-Track Power Plant of the Year" for the Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) 230kV Substation project in Kyauk Phyu , and "Power Utility of the Year - Indonesia " for PLN Diesel to Gas Plant Upgrade in Pekanbaru

"We're very honored to be recognized for these power projects," said Rorce Au-Yeung, co-CEO of VPower Group. "We've been expanding fast in the past few years and our focus remains in the ASEAN region. Innovating to grow the distributed power market is where our strengths lie. The Asian Power Awards are a testimony to that."

"These awards are the result of the tremendous work and expertise gained through years of experience mobilizing close to 2,000 MW of fast-track power all over the world. I congratulate everyone at VPower for this extraordinary achievement ," he added.

The full list of winners is below:

Solar Power Project of the Year

Gold - Koshi Agriculture Boosting Project
Powered by Shizen Energy Inc.
Silver - 50 MW solar farm at Charanka within the Gujarat government's solar park
Powered by Hindustan Powerprojects
Bronze - Fortum’s 10 MW solar PV plant in Madhya Pradhesh, India
Powered by Fortum FinnSurya Energy Pvt. Ltd

Hydro Power Project of the Year

Gold - Sabangan Hydro
Powered by AboitizPower - Hedcor, Inc.
Silver - Jamshoro

Wind Power Project of the Year

Gold - 10.4 MW in Karnataka, 24.8 MW in Gujarat & 60 MW in Rajasthan
Powered by India Power

Biomass Power Project of the Year

Gold - Wonju Green Combined Heat and Power Plant
Powered by Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd.
Silver - Samsong Total Energy Power Plant, Korea District Heating Corp
Powered by Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific Private Limited

Coal Power Project of the Year

Gold - Manjung 4: The first Ultrasupercritical and largest coal-fired unit in South East Asia
Powered by Alstom
Silver - On-line non-stop Operation Coal Handling Unit Control Upgrade
Powered by Taiwan Power Company
Bronze - KOSEP Yeong Heung Unit #5 and #6
Powered by Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd

Gas Power Project of the Year

Gold - S-POWER
Ansan Combined Cycle Power Plant constructed by POSCO E&C
Powered by Siemens
Silver - MOPE - Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise
230kV Substation in Kyauk Phyu
Powered by VPower Group Holdings Ltd.
Bronze - Ashuganj 200 MW Modular Power Plant, The Largest gas-fired Flexicycle™ Energy Efficient Power Plant in Asia
Powered by Wärtsilä

Nuclear Power Project of the Year

Gold - Safety-related Tank Seismic Capacity Enhancement at Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant
Powered by Taiwan Power Company

Fast-Track Power Plant of the Year

Gold - Posco Energy CCPP Unit 7, 8, 9
constructed by POSCO E&C
Powered by Siemens
Silver - Ashuganj 200 MW Modular Power Plant, The Largest gas-fired Flexicycle™ Energy Efficient Power Plant in Asia
Powered by Wärtsilä
Bronze - MOPE - Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise
230kV Substation in Kyauk Phyu
Powered by VPower Group Holdings Ltd.

Environmental Upgrade of the Year

Gold - NOx Emission Reduced by Gas Turbine Refinement Combustion Tuning Project at Datan Power Plant
Powered by Taiwan Power Company
Silver - China North United Power Corporation Hohhot Jin Qiao Power Plant
Powered by Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific Private Limited

Transmission & Distribution Project of the Year

Gold - Kai Tak Cable Tunnel Project : Power Up Hong Kong’s New Vibrant Hub
Powered by CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
Silver - India Power Corporation Ltd Distribution Network
Powered by India Power
Bronze - AMI based Auto Demand Response for Key Consumers of TPDDL
Powered by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.

Power Plant Upgrade of the Year

Gold - China Huadian Power International Corporation Limited Zouxian Power Plant
Powered by Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific Private Limited
Silver - Low Rank Coal Combustion Technology Upgrade
Powered by KOSPO
Bronze - Beijing Energy Gao’antun Gas Fired Co-generation Co., Ltd.
Powered by Siemens

Innovative Power Technology of the Year

Gold - Yeosu Thermal Power Plant Unit2 - CFB Boiler Reliability Elevation Through The Boiler Improvement
Powered by Korea South East Power Co.,Ltd
Silver - Talomo Hydro Automation
Powered by AboitizPower - Hedcor, Inc.
Bronze - The Pre-packaged, Containerized YCP-2020 Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (GTIAC) System
Powered by Johnson Controls

Smart Grid Project of the Year

Gold - Talomo Hydro Automation
Powered by AboitizPower - Hedcor, Inc.
Silver - Implementation of Pilot Demand Response Programs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Powered by Diamond Energy Services Pte Ltd
Bronze - Management Information System Integrated with QR-code in 345kV Power Transmission Cable and Ancillary Electrical Device
Powered by Taiwan Power Company

Information Technology Project of the Year

Gold - KOSEP multi-site Emergency Response Room and System
Powered by Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd
Silver - Fully Automated end-to-end E-Procurement Process & Ensuring Information Security
Powered by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
Bronze - R-Infra
Powered by Reliance

Combined Cycle Plant of the Year