Enlit Africa will run from 21 to 23 May at the CTICC in Cape Town. Bringing together government and industry leaders from across Africa, it aims to catalyse action driven by the Pan-African energy conversation, to ensure every country on the continent benefits from sustainable energy and water, aligned with local conditions and geared to drive growth.
Enlit Africa 2024 brings together some 250 exhibitors, 180 speakers and 25 utilities from over 62 countries.
The event seeks to lead the African energy conversation from within, ensuring decisions around the future of the continent are made by those who live on it.
“Enlit Africa provides a forum for speakers, thinkers and decision-makers to talk together about the reality of Africa’s energy and water challenges, and to make their own choices around these core resources and their future,” says Chanelle Hingston, Event Director at the Vuka Group. “The goal is to drive measurable change, based on actionable insights, across these two key priorities – water and power.”
This aim is reflected in the agenda. A keynote focusing on a framework designed to determine how readily a country can make its energy transition based on the infrastructure, policies and projects it currently has in place; a discussion focused on the role of gas to power and its value to Africa – a contentious issue that has complex roots and repercussions; and the multifaceted world of financing in Africa’s power and water sectors across bankable projects, bridging the gap and keeping it local.
Attendees and speakers confirmed for the conference include well-known decision-makers and thought leaders who can provide relevant and informed answers to current questions. This will allow for clear forward planning and will ensure the networking and conversations at the event facilitate real and relevant change. Some of the key names include: Geordin Hill-Lewis, Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town, Barry MacCall of the USA-based Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Sabine Dal’Omo, CEO of Siemens South Africa. Representatives from Eskom, GE, Actom, SAPVIA, the DMRE and Western Cape government will also be there. Among the utilities that will be represented are: Botswana Power Corporation, Cenored of Namibia, Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM), Electricity Company of Ghana, Lesotho Electricity Company, NAWEC of Gambia, Transmission Company of Nigeria and Zambia’s ZESCO. Some of the latest speakers confirmed include:
- James Mackay, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Council of South Africa
- Calib Cassim, Chief Financial Officer, Eskom, South Africa
- Ian Nathan, Director, Oil & Gas, Energy Intelligence, United States
- Mandy Rambharos, VP: Global Climate Cooperation Markets, Environment Defence Fund (EDF), United States
- Rethabile Melamu, Chief Executive Officer, SAPVIA and Board Member, Global Solar Council
- Paul Wambugu, Investment Manager, KenGen, Kenya.
For more information visit: www.enlit-africa.com
