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Enlit Africa 2027, 11–13 May, Cape Town International Convention Centre, South AfricaTechnical hubs at Enlit Africa 2027

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.

  • Case studies from utilities, municipalities, IPPs and C&I energy users
  • Masterclasses and technical deep dives
  • Open to expo visitors on the show floor

The hubs in 2026

  • 7hubs and programmes, from power to mobility
  • 300+speakers across Enlit Africa 2026
  • 7,776attendees

Source: Enlit Africa 2026 programme and post-event report

2026 editionWhat the hubs covered in 2026

The hub programmes at Enlit Africa 2026, 19–21 May, CTICC. Session topics are taken from the 2026 programme.

Power Hub

Grids, metering and digital utilities

Mini-grids and grid resilience, inverter-based generation and grid stability, smart metering interoperability and fraud detection, digital twins, asset monitoring and applied AI.

Renewable Energy & Storage Hub

Running a renewable-rich grid

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.

Water Security Africa Hub

Water resilience in practice

The Water Connections & Collaboration Lab, climate finance for water resilience, reuse and recovery, a desalination masterclass and stewardship in high-consumption industries.

Municipal Forum Hub

Municipal energy in the SAWEM era

Market readiness, tariffs and affordability, cost-of-supply studies, debt management and electrifying informal settlements.

Data Centre Summit

New in 2026

Data ownership, cooling and water, sovereignty by design, powering the cloud and financing the digital backbone.

Nuclear in Africa

From ambition to execution

Nuclear law and regulation, the hot seat debate, large reactors and SMRs for African grids, supply chain localisation and workforce.

Mobility Hub

Clean transport

Public transport electrification, EV localisation, green hydrogen mobility and EV charging built for African realities.

Five takeaways from the 2026 Renewable Energy & Storage Hub

  1. Open access succeeds only with aligned regulation, operations and tariffs.
  2. Distribution-level complexity is often underestimated.
  3. Transparent grid access rules are a bankability prerequisite.
  4. Grid codes must keep pace with inverter-based technologies.
  5. Visibility and cyber security are operational necessities.

Past edition The 2026 programme

Browse the sessions from Enlit Africa 2026. The 2027 programme will be published soon: join the programme waitlist to see it first.

Looking aheadWhat to expect in 2027

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.

The 2027 programme overview lands in November 2026. Register your interest to visit and join the waitlist to see the hub sessions first.

  • Visitors: register your interest to visit the expo and hubs
  • Practitioners: have a case study to share? Apply to speak
Coming November 2026

The 2027 programme overview lands in November 2026

Join the waitlist and we'll send you the 2027 hub programmes as soon as they're published.

Enlit Africa 2027See the technical hubs in Cape Town

Enlit Africa 2027, 11–13 May, Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa.