Simba Group, an indigenous conglomerate with business interests in communications, agriculture, software, power and alternative energy, won award at the just concluded 2015 edition of Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo held in Abuja.
Simba Group is a leading player in the power and alternative energy sector, and also a distributor of luminous brand of inverters and power backup solutions. The firm was conferred the Nigeria Energy Award in the Commercial Category.
The award ceremony was part of the three-day programme to mark the fifth edition of the Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo, which promotes and recognizes the commitment of Nigerians in the area of energy sustainability and efficiency.
The organizers of the event said the initiative is designed to honour and recognise companies (of all sizes), government departments, schools, individuals and organisations that demonstrated commitment to the advancement of energy efficiency by implementing policies, projects and training that are relevant, innovative and effective in the fields of green economy, energy efficiency, urban planning, communication, ecology, engineering, policy, clean technology, and lean process, among others.
The Marketing Manager, Wandel International Nigeria Limited, an arm of Simba Group of Companies, Mr. Rajneesh Gupta expressed the company’s sincere gratitude to the organisers of the event for recognising the efforts being made by both individuals and private organisations to the development of sustainable energy and the power sector in Nigeria.
Gupta noted that the Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo over the years has become a unique platform where companies, private organisations, government and other relevant stakeholders network, transfer knowledge and skills and exhibit innovative product to potential partners hence the key reason for Simba Groups’ strong participation in this year’s programme.
“We are very honoured to have received the Nigeria Energy Award – commercial category in this years’ Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo. This award clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment for a better environment and its effort in promoting clean, affordable and equitable energy sufficiency in Nigeria through its luminous range of inverters, static UPS and batteries along with its innovative and high performing renewable energy solutions under its brand name of Simba Solar” he said.