The EEA supports a number of awards that recognise achievement for individuals, organisations and developments within the electricity supply industry.

Two men from Northpower with their EEA award, standing next to EEA President Josie Boyd
L to R; Colin Boggiss of Edison Consulting, Raj Singh of Northpower and EEA President Josie Boyd

 

In recognition of outstanding contribution to the industry, and to showcase, reward and celebrate excellence and innovation, the EEA is proud to present a range of annual awards to industry staff.

Award winners are celebrated at the annual EEA Conference and Technology Exhibition, where a number of conference awards are also handed out to recognise excellence in presentations, papers and exhibition stands at the Conference.

Awards include

Conference Awards

  • Best paper award – EEA Member
  • Best paper award – Non EEA Member
  • Best paper award – Student
  • Best Trade Exhibition Stand
  • IET Best paper presentation award

2024 Awards Programme – read about the winners here

Meritorious service award: Alison Andrew and Peter Berry

Engineering excellence award: Northpower, Enabling te ao Māori values to guide construction of a resilient power supply for Whangārei

Public safety award: Powerco, Car verses pole

Workplace safety award: WEL Networks, Improving workplace safety on low voltage assets for our industry.

Professional development award: Shaun Brown, Distribution Engineering Manager, Northpower.

Young engineer of the year award: Harsharan Singh, Operations Manager, Ventia

University scholarships:

  • Sammy Soud, The Auckland University of Technology
  • James Davison, University of Auckland
  • Julio Romero, University of Auckland
  • Treasa Glubb, University of Canterbury
  • Alison Murray, University of Canterbury
  • Alice Fahy, University of Canterbury