Walk the expo floor, sit in on the technical hubs, watch live project pitches and network with Africa's power, energy and water sector on the show floor. Three days, one venue, and it's all free for visitors.
Register your interest now and you'll be first to hear when free visitor registration for 2027 opens.
Highlights from the 2026 edition
Enlit Africa 2026 in numbers
One free registration opens up the whole show floor for all three days: the expo, the technical hubs, the project pitches and the networking.
In 2026, 280+ sponsors and exhibitors filled the CTICC. Walk the floor and meet the companies that build, run, finance and supply Africa's power, energy and water infrastructure.
The technical hubs run right on the exhibition floor and are free for visitors. In 2026 the hubs covered:
The Project & Investment Network puts project developers in front of investors who are looking for their next opportunity. In 2026, rapid-fire project briefings included a 650MW solar PV project, a 600MW gas-to-power project and a virtual power plant.
7,776 people from 82 countries came to Enlit Africa 2026. The show floor is where utilities, municipalities, investors, technology providers and C&I energy users meet face to face.
Enlit Africa brings the whole energy and water value chain together in Cape Town. This is who was in the room in 2026.
Utilities and power producers
Municipalities and government
Investors and financiers
Technology providers
Commercial and industrial energy users
Water utilities and operatorsSource: Enlit Africa 2026 post-event report. Other and senior individual contributors made up the remaining 6%.
82 countries were represented at Enlit Africa 2026.
Simoné van Heerden
Business Developer, IES, at Enlit Africa 2026
A taste of what happened on the floor and on the stages at Enlit Africa 2026, 19–21 May, CTICC.
The keynote set the tone: Africa's energy future depends on system reform and consistent delivery, with transmission and distribution at the centre.
A new one-day programme on Africa's fast-growing digital infrastructure, covering data ownership, cooling and water, and policy.
Rapid-fire project briefings put developers in front of investors, alongside sessions on guarantees, local currency finance and bankability.
Co-located with Enlit Africa, with a dedicated hub on non-revenue water, desalination, reuse and smart water systems.
Distribution, cost-of-supply studies, tariffs and municipal debt, tackled on the exhibition floor.
Sessions on public transport electrification, plus the WomenIN Energy, Water and Mobility programme.
Join the waitlist and we'll send you the Enlit Africa 2027 programme as soon as it's published.
Enlit Africa 2027 returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in the heart of Cape Town. Visitor entry is free and covers all three days on the show floor.
Travelling in? Find travel, accommodation and venue information on our Plan your trip page.
Enlit Africa 2027, 11–13 May, Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa. Register your interest today and we'll let you know the moment free visitor registration opens.
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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