The technical hubs run right on the exhibition floor: practical case studies, masterclasses and panel discussions on the technologies and operating models that keep Africa's power and water systems running.
Source: Enlit Africa 2026 programme and post-event report
The hub programmes at Enlit Africa 2026, 19–21 May, CTICC. Session topics are taken from the 2026 programme.
Mini-grids and grid resilience, inverter-based generation and grid stability, smart metering interoperability and fraud detection, digital twins, asset monitoring and applied AI.
Preparing grids for variable renewables, open access, hybrid generation and storage, pumped storage, and C&I case studies including Teraco's 120MW solar PV plant and the City of Cape Town's Atlantis solar plant.
The Water Connections & Collaboration Lab, climate finance for water resilience, reuse and recovery, a desalination masterclass and stewardship in high-consumption industries.
Market readiness, tariffs and affordability, cost-of-supply studies, debt management and electrifying informal settlements.
Data ownership, cooling and water, sovereignty by design, powering the cloud and financing the digital backbone.
Nuclear law and regulation, the hot seat debate, large reactors and SMRs for African grids, supply chain localisation and workforce.
Public transport electrification, EV localisation, green hydrogen mobility and EV charging built for African realities.
Browse the sessions from Enlit Africa 2026. The 2027 programme will be published soon: join the programme waitlist to see it first.
The technical hubs return to the exhibition floor at Enlit Africa 2027, CTICC, 11–13 May 2027. In 2026 they covered grid resilience, storage, smart metering, water reuse, municipal finance, data centres, nuclear and mobility.
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Enlit Africa 2027, 11–13 May, Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa.