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 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
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 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:
- Contractors and Producers
- Construction
- Education and Training
- Environmental
- EPC
- Smart Energy
- Storage
- Finance
- Industry Bodies, Government and Municipal
- Importer/Exporters
- Installers
- IPP’s
- Manufactures
- OEMS’s
- Project developers and property developers
- Major utility companies
- Technology providers
- Utility Services