Enlit Africa’s 2026 programme convenes decision-makers from utilities, the private sector, government, industry and finance to tackle the business of delivering power across the continent – at a moment when system constraints, reform and the pressing need for investment are converging. In South Africa, transmission constraints are limiting new connections and new generation capacity; municipal distribution and tariff reform are reshaping incentives and financial sustainability; and the need for digitalisation is accelerating, raising opportunity and operational risk. Across Africa, the same pressures show up in different forms: grid expansion and interconnection readiness, utility performance and collections, bankable project pipelines, procurement design, and the operational capability to deliver reliability at scale.