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Municipal Forum
19 - 21 May 2026
CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa
Building Energy Security Through a Local Lens

Join our dedicated programme for Municipalities and Local Government. Strategise plans to build energy resilience and achieve energy independence at a regional level.

  • Connect & network with like-minded municipality leaders
  • Discuss your challenges and dialogue African strategies
  • Listen to influential suppliers and explore new ideas
Enlit Africa

2025 Municipal Partners

Network, Knowledge & Solutions For Every Municipal Leader

Municipal Forum programme overview

The Municipal Forum stage is specifically tailored to address challenges currently faced by South African municipalities, providing a focused exploration of the local context.

  • Day 1: (20 May 2025)
  • Day 2: (21 May 2025)
  • Day 3: (22 May 2025)

OPENING PANEL: KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EDI SECTOR AND RESTRUCTURING PROGRESS

THE MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL TRANSFORMATION

REENGINEERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY MODELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Networking dinner, sponsored by Standard Bank

New technologies, regulations and business models now mean Municipalities are facing unprecedented disruption in their electricity revenue models. The Municipal Leader Forum has been specifically developed to allow the leaders responsible in this crucial local government space to expand their skill set, equip them to be proactive rather than reactive and take advantage of the incredible opportunities created by this disruption.

Chanelle Hingston
Group Director
Power & Energy Africa, VUKA Group

What is the Municipal Forum?

The Municipal Forum (part of Enlit Africa, previously African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa), discusses real challenges affecting municipalities from a power and energy perspective.

The forum highlights the general state of municipalities in South Africa and discusses complex, wide ranging challenges, from financial constraints, inadequate revenue collection, poor infrastructure maintenance, corruption and governance failures. These factors contribute to service delivery backlogs, unreliable electricity supply, insufficient water and sanitation infrastructure and limited resources for essential services.

Find Solutions to Regional Energy Supply Challenges

Become an Expert Partner at the Municipal Leaders Forum

Position your company in a room full of industry leaders with a common concern, 'How do I deliver energy security to my region?'

Expert Partners contribute to the dialogue and provide industry technical solutions to problems. Expert Partners are limited to five, to qualify follow these steps: Review the Forum's objectives and approach; Familiarise yourself with the Municipal Forum's objective and methodology, and ensure that your company can contribute value to the discussion topics.

Ensure that your company is well-positioned and has the capacity to deliver against current municipal challenges. Display proven projects delivered at a Municipal level to provide real case study inputs to the programme.

The Municipal Forum Vision

Enlit Africa’s vision for the Municipal Forum is about growth, capacity and development for local government to deal with the energy crisis. This involves several key steps and strategies to engage participants and expand the forum’s reach. To foster growth, the Municipal Forum will collaborate with other organisations, institutions and stakeholders to expand its influence. Partnerships of this will bring in additional expertise, resources and diverse perspectives.

  • Overview

Who attends the Municipal Forum?

Content Focus Area

Outcomes

2025 Enlit Africa Sponsors & Exhibitors

Diamond Sponsor
GE Vernova
Platinum Sponsors
ACTOM
Conlog
Endeavour
Lucy Electric
Rosatom
Standard Bank
Gold Sponsors
Keetmanshoop Municipality
SIEMENS
Silver Sponsors
Aberdare
African Metering Solutions
Allbro Industries
DBSA
Doble
EBM Smart Grid Technologies
Enertech
Eskom Rotek
G3-Alliance
Grundfos
Hengtong
Hexing Electrical
Holley Technology Ltd.
Landis + Gyr (Pty) Ltd
Lesedi
Megger
Nuriflex
Steinmuller Africa
Trans-Africa Projects
Triveni Turbine
WEG
Keynote Sponsors
GE Vernova
SIEMENS
Dinner Sponsor
Networking Function Sponsor
Matchmaking platform and Lounge Sponsor
Dinner Sponsor
Standard Bank
Networking Function Sponsor
ACTOM
Matchmaking platform and Lounge Sponsor
Standard Bank
Utility CEO Forum Expert Partners
Conlog
GE Vernova
Lucy Electric
Oracle
Utility CEO Forum Dinner Host
Eskom
Project & Investment Network Platinum
Project & Investment Network Gold
Project & Investment Network Function
Project & Investment Network Platinum
Rosatom
Project & Investment Network Gold
Keetmanshoop Municipality
Project & Investment Network Function
Rosatom
Project & Investment Network Silver
DBSA
DTIC
Sustainable Power Solutions
Water Security Africa Platinum Sponsors
Conlog
Endeavour
Standard Bank
Women in Energy Sponsor
Lesedi
The Carbon Trust