The utilities and municipalities keeping Africa's lights on.
The industries buying the power.
The companies that build and run it.
The projects looking for capital, and the capital looking for projects.
For three days, under one roof.
Be first to 2027. Pre-register for the programme, the speakers and the early bird ticket release, ahead of public launch.
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Africa’s power and water systems face real operational pressure. Utility teams, municipal engineers, C&I energy managers, developers and financiers are grappling with infrastructure strain, rising demand, service delivery challenges and financing bottlenecks.
Progress requires alignment.
Enlit Africa brings the system together — to share what works, compare approaches and accelerate the practical, financial and operational solutions Africa needs right now.
A stronger, more practical and more connected Enlit Africa — built around Africa’s operational and investment priorities.
A boardroom-level floor where CEOs, investors, developers and policymakers aligned on projects and investment.
Bruce Whitfield and Standard Bank’s Goolam Ballim on why trust shapes capital flows.
Co-located with Enlit Africa: blended finance, tariff certainty and non-revenue water on the agenda.
Transmission, distribution finance and market reform: the decisions that make delivery possible.
Storage, smart metering and AI forecasting: turning technology into grid performance.
SAWEM readiness, smart metering and wheeling: getting municipal distribution market-ready.
Free, CPD-accredited learning on the show floor across power, renewables, storage and water.
National strategies in focus, from South Africa’s policy alignment to public-private water playbooks.
Matchmaking and a networking dinner, built for meetings that move projects forward.
Readiness over rhetoric: regulators, licensing, finance and skills for large reactors and SMRs.
Public transport electrification, charging and localisation: mobility as an industrial opportunity.
New in 2026: a one-day Data Centre Summit on sovereignty, cooling and water, power and finance.
“Energy security by design” – plus Eskom’s 365 days without load shedding.
Robben Island solar, Koeberg, Atlantis SEZ and V&A desalination, seen up close.
Where CEOs, investors, developers and policymakers align on projects, funding and implementation.
The full energy and water value chain — from utilities and municipalities to C&I users, developers, OEMs and financiers.
Alternative Energy
Renewable Energy
Traditional Generation
Energy EfficiencyEnergy Storage
Energy Trading
Metering
Mini Grid
Smart CitySmart Grid
Distribution
TransmissionMobility
Business & Consulting
CRM / CSM / CMS
ESG
Legal & Insurance
Policy & Regulation
Universities / Colleges
Water & Waste
EPC’s
Site & Facility Management
Health & Safety
Finance and Investment
IT/ICTMunicipalities & Cities
National & Provincial Government
Policymakers & Regulators
Energy or Water UtilityEnergy Generators
IWPs & Water Operators
IPPs & Energy Operators
Project Owners / DevelopersStart-up / Entrepreneur
Finance & Banking
Investors
Legal, Insurance & Advisory Services
Manufacturers & OEMs
Industry Service Company
Distributors & Resellers
EPCs & ContractorsIndustry Consultants
Commercial & Industrial Energy User
Installers & Technicians
Logistics & Supply Chain Operators
Energy Trading
Environmental & Sustainability Planners
Academic, Research, R&D
Associations, NGOs & Foundations
Press, Media & Marketing Agency
IT & ICT
Security & Safety Companies
Mathew Streatfield
Energy Efficiency Consultant
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Get the insights, relationships and solutions that help you solve real operational challenges, accelerate projects and stay ahead in Africa’s evolving energy landscape.
Practical insights you can use immediately.
Meet utilities, municipalities, investors and C&I buyers.
Solve operational and project challenges faster.
Access to decision-makers, visibility across the value chain and year-round influence.
Powered by ESI Africa and the VUKA Energy Hub — your source for market insights, data-driven reports and expert-led webinars.
Leaders across utilities, municipalities, investors, developers and technology partners rely on Enlit Africa to accelerate progress across the continent.
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The Fundamentals of Battery Energy Storage For Beginners is a practical guideline for anyone who is contemplating the installation of a basic energy storage system. The handbook explores use cases and answers many of the questions frequently asked when considering the installation of an energy storage system. This is a key topic in Africa’s energy transformation.
The handbook explores four main areas:
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Get access to, partners and opportunities across Africa’s power and water sectors.
Enlit Africa recognises that physical presence is not always feasible, but that should not prevent you from taking advantage of the opportunity. You can participate in the conference virtually and engage with other attendees just as if you were present in person.
Certain elements of the event were offered virtually. Attending the event virtually offered an experience that is comparable to being physically present. Attendees had the chance to gain invaluable industry knowledge, engage in conversations with other participants, and establish and fortify relationships that can lead to new opportunities.
Enlit Africa connects people and organisations to information and each other with an objective to create opportunity.
Whether you are a commercial or industrial facility looking to source an off-grid power solution, a utility procuring service parts or a start-up project chasing funding, Enlit Africa's eco-system of power & energy professionals across the expo floor and conference rooms will spark ideas to generate solutions.
Alternative EnergyRenewable EnergyTraditional GenerationEnergy EfficiencyEnergy StorageEnergy TradingMeteringMini GridSmart CitySmart GridDistributionMobilityTransmissionBusiness & ConsultingCRM / CSM / CMSLegal & InsurancePolicy & RegulationUniversities / CollegesWater & WasteEPC’sHealth & SafetyFinance and InvestmentIT/ICT
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Tech IndustriesKeynote: Catalysing a sustainable transition
21 May 2024, 09:30
Auditorium 2
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Business Matchmaking
21 May 2024, 12:00-17:00
Standard Bank lounge
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Energy Council Networking Function
21 May 2024, 17:30
Announcement of World Energy Council: South Africa chapter
Lunch area, exhibition floor
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Standard Bank Dinner
21 May 2024, 18:30
Westin Hotel, Ballroom
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Keynote: The factors determining success in decarbonisation
22 May 2024, 09:30
Auditorium 2
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Business Matchmaking
22 May 2024, 12:00-17:00
Standard Bank lounge
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Launch: UNDP Africa Green Business & Financing Flagship Report
22 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:30
Strelitzia Restaurant - by invitation only
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Actom Networking Function
22 May 2024, 18:30
Harrington’s
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Women in Energy
23 May 2024, 07:45
Strelitzia Restaurant
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Business Matchmaking
23 May 2024, 09:30-13:00
Standard Bank lounge
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Closing keynote: A crisis of confidence – rebuilding trust
23 May 2024, 14:30
Smart energy, T&D and beyond stage
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Stand awards
23 May 2024, 14:30
Smart energy, T&D & beyond stage
Enlit Africa, connects energy industry professionals and organisations to information and each other in a carefully curated live and online environment. Its purpose, to help shape Africa's Just Energy Transition and recognised as the continental Africa edition of the global Enlit series. www.enlitworld.com
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