The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) and the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) honoured Aleksandr Tskhai, Principal Researcher, Institute for Water & Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Barnaul, Russia.

He was awarded for his model assessment of the efficiency of water utility companies by approaching the analysis of resources and results.

The award took place at the 14th SDEWES conference, which was held from 1-6 October, 2019 in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The conference brought together around 570 scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development from 55 countries.

The award was supported by the Prince Sultan Event Participation Grant Programme for Distinguished Researchers and included a certificate as well as support to participate in the conference.

SDEWES partnered with PSIPW in its efforts to reach out to water scientists regarding its international prizes and presented information about the prize and encouraged attendees to nominate.

SDEWES Centre is a non-governmental and a non-profit scientific organization based in Zagreb, Croatia. It engages in specific R&D activities that address the problems common for the countries of the East and Southeast European and Mediterranean regions.