The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report 2026 in April – revealing 2025 as another record year for wind energy development and highlighting several notable trends.

Eskom and Energy Vault have announced an agreement to deploy a gravity storage system at the Hendrina Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, with intention to licence, co-develop and partner to deploy up to 4 GWh of long-duration energy storage across the 16 SADC member states.

A newly released World Economic Forum report indicates that competitive advantage is shifting from owning key technologies to combining them across data, people and ecosystems. It suggests that the next wave of competitive advantage will come not from individual breakthrough technologies but from the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems.

Enlit Africa 2026 returns to Cape Town with a focused opening programme structured for decision-makers who need practical clarity: an early-morning investment-led breakfast followed by two keynote anchors that will tackle delivery realities in Africa’s power, energy and water systems.

Emerging innovations are transforming the South African mining, manufacturing, industrial and automation sectors and driving the deployment of advanced technological solutions across operations. Innovations in mechanisation, automation and digitisation are improving safety and productivity in mines, production facilities, industrial plants and warehouses. To deliver real value, these technologies must be cost-effective and designed to address practical, people-centred industry challenges.