3 - 5 March 2026 CTICC

Advancing Solar and Storage Integration across the African Renewable Energy Landscape

The African continent is rapidly pushing towards economic, development and transformational change in the economy, forging rapid growth in the renewable energy market. This surge presents a significant opportunity for investors, developers, and operators as they can play a role in the development of this sector in Africa.

Solar Power Africa is committed to ensuring definitions, ideas, knowledge, and expertise are available to further the usage of solar power and renewable energy in Africa.

Solar Power Africa will once again co-locate with the Africa Energy Indaba, creating one of the largest energy events on the continent! This exciting collaboration represents a significant milestone in advancing Africa’s energy future.

Solar Power, as a clean, sustainable, and transformative energy source, holds the key to unlocking Africa's immense potential. By championing solar energy solutions, we’re addressing pressing energy needs, driving economic growth, and ensuring a brighter, greener future for all.

Join us at this powerhouse event to explore innovations, network with industry leaders, and help shape a sustainable energy landscape for Africa. Together, we can illuminate the path to progress.

Solar Power Africa conference theme for 2026:

2026 theme: AI, Renewables, Data Centres & Mobility: Building Africa’s Sustainable Digital Grid.

Powering Africa’s future by integrating intelligent data centres, solar energy, and smart mobility solutions for a resilient, connected, and sustainable energy ecosystem.

Africa stands at the intersection of technology, energy, and mobility. AI is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, with data centres consuming more power than ever before to run energy-intensive AI workloads. The Solar Power Africa 2026 conference explores how renewables, hybrid energy systems, and intelligent mobility networks can meet this demand, stabilise the grid, and enable sustainable growth.

Delegates will gain insights into optimising AI-driven data centres, scaling solar and storage solutions, and integrating smart transport systems—unlocking investment opportunities while building Africa’s resilient, connected, and future-ready energy ecosystem.

The 2026 conference will consist of multiple keynote addresses and 8 plenary sessions followed by a focused Skills development program.

The conference will cover the following topics amongst others::

Ai
Data Centres
Hybrid Renewables
Skills Development
Optimised Charging Infrastructure
NEV's
Fleet Electrification
Micromobility
V2G/V2B

BOOK YOUR SPACE FOR 2026

What to expect at Solar Power Africa?

Networking with peers in a business environment will give you the opportunity to understand business and industry needs.
Access to a network of international professionals in the solar, storage and related energy fields
Learn from expert industry speakers
Attending group networking sessions will enable you and your peers to establish meaningful engagements and to thrash out the challenges that need solutions.
Get face-to-face interaction with industry stakeholders, which allows you to build on your reputation as an expert within the field.

Conference

The key to advancing our clean energy future in Africa

Solar energy has become one of the fastest-growing clean-energy solutions across the globe. With a regulatory environment geared to promote the growing market opportunity for solar in Africa, the Solar Power Africa conference 2026 is the perfect opportunity to expand your network and to join thought leaders as they discuss what technologies, trends, innovations, opportunities, as well as the infrastructure and solutions required for the integration of renewable energy, storage and policies that will drive the sector forward towards a sustainable clean energy future.

The conference targets the full value chain for renewable energy in solar PV and storage industries for both private and public sectors, including: