As Africa faces rising energy demand, ageing infrastructure, and growing pressure on public service delivery, Cape Town is once again preparing to host one of the continent’s most influential conversations on power, water, and long-term infrastructure.
Cape Town is preparing to welcome utility executives, municipal engineers, infrastructure specialists, investors, developers, and policy makers from across the continent as Enlit Africa returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre later this month.
Scheduled to run from the nineteenth through to the twenty-first of May, the three-day event has become one of Africa’s leading platforms for energy, power, and water sector collaboration, bringing together both public and private sector decision makers at a time when infrastructure resilience has never been more important.
Organised by VUKA Group, Enlit Africa has built a reputation as a meeting place where practical solutions, emerging technologies, investment opportunities, and policy discussions come together under one roof.
This year’s programme will feature keynote addresses from industry leaders, expert-led masterclass sessions, live exhibitions, and panel discussions focused on some of the most urgent challenges facing African economies.
Topics expected to dominate discussions include energy security, ageing electricity infrastructure, municipal service delivery, embedded generation, water resilience, renewable integration, battery storage, smart grid technology, and financing for long-term infrastructure expansion.
Organisers say the timing of this year’s event is particularly significant as many African cities continue facing operational pressure, rising demand, infrastructure backlogs, and financial constraints that are forcing both governments and private operators to rethink traditional delivery models.
“Africa’s energy transition needs a meeting place,” organisers said in the official event briefing, highlighting the need for practical, financial, and operational solutions that can be implemented in real-world environments.
The event is expected to attract representatives from utilities, municipalities, engineering firms, technology providers, independent power producers, commercial and industrial energy managers, as well as local and international financiers.
For Cape Town, the event also strengthens the city’s growing reputation as a destination for business tourism, infrastructure dialogue, and high-level industry engagement.
With delegates expected from across Africa and beyond, Enlit Africa once again places Cape Town at the centre of some of the continent’s most important conversations about economic growth, energy reliability, and long-term sustainability.
Free expo passes remain available for qualifying visitors, while premium delegate packages offer access to specialist sessions, private networking opportunities, and executive briefings.
Source: Events Cape Town – VUKA Group.
