FIDIC has announced the overall winners of its prestigious Project Awards for 2026 at a glittering gala dinner event held in New Delhi, India, on 15 September 2026, as part of the FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference (GIC26).
Winners of the awards, which were presented during the 2026 FIDIC Global Infrastructure Awards Gala Dinner, showcase and highlight the achievements and successes of consulting engineering member firms and their clients across the globe and the important impact their construction and infrastructure projects have on social, economic and environmental quality of life around the world.
A global list of 13 infrastructure projects from 11 countries were awarded winners and highly commended awards at the New Delhi event, which was attended by engineering, construction and infrastructure professionals from across the world. Awards were given to projects in the following categories – Megaproject, Large Project, Medium to Large Project, Small to Medium Project and Small Project.
Commenting on the results of the awards, FIDIC president Alfredo Ingletti said: “Many of the projects shortlisted this year have genuinely changed lives, transforming how communities access clean water, safe roads, reliable power and resilient cities. These awards exist because the work our industry does changes lives – and tonight, we’ve had the privilege of putting some of that extraordinary work in the spotlight.”
The full list of five winners and eight highly commended entries is listed below, together with the client and engineering consultants involved in the project.
Winner - Project of the Year (Megaproject)
Lianghekou HydroPower Station on Yalong River, China.
Project team: Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, PowerChina Chengdu Engineering Corporation and China International Engineering Consulting Corporation.
Winner - Project of the Year (Large Project)
Klamath River Renewal Programme, USA.
Client: Klamath River Renewal Corporation. Engineer: McMillen Inc, RES, Knight Piésold and GeoServ.
Winner - Project of the Year (Medium to Large Project)
Isère Amont Integrated River Management, France.
Client: SYMBHI (Syndicat Mixte des Bassins Hydrauliques de l'Isère). Engineer: Egis, with Hydrétudes and Artelia.
Winner - Project of the Year (Small to Medium Project)
Construction of Water Supply for Tilenga Project, Uganda.
Client: Total Energies. Engineer: Gauff Consultants.
Winner - Project of the Year (Small Project)
Penticton Creek Restoration Phase 3A Upper and 3B, Canada.
Client: City of Penticton. Engineer: Stantec.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Megaproject)
Riachuelo System, Argentina.
Client: AYSA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos). Engineer: ARX Group.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Megaproject)
Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, China.
Client: Jiangsu Provincial Transportation Engineering Construction Bureau. Engineer: China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Megaproject)
Dedicated Freight Corridor, India.
Client: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India, Indian Railway. Engineer: Nippon Koei, OCG, SYSTRA, TYPSA and DB Engineering.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Large Project)
Quy Nhon – Chi Thanh Expressway Project, Vietnam.
Client: Project Management Unit 85 – MOT. Engineer: Transport Engineering Design Incorporated.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Medium to Large Project)
Zhuhai Xijiang Highway-Railway Bridge, China.
Client: Guangdong Guangzhu Inter-city Railway Co and Zhuhai Jinhai Highway Bridge Co. Engineer: China Railway SIYUAN Survey and Design Group Co.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Medium to Large Project)
Nadzab Airport Redevelopment Project, Papua New Guinea.
Client: National Airports Corporation. Engineer: Oriental Consultants Global Co.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Small to Medium Project)
Building Water Infrastructure, Jordan.
Client: USAID – the United States Embassy Amman. Engineer: CDM Smith.
Highly Commended - Project of the Year (Small Project)
Rehabilitation of Mon Choisy Public Beach and Installation of an Artificial Reef, Mauritius.
Client: Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change. Engineer: Desai and Associates.
