The CIGRE SA 12th Regional Conference is the biennial discussion forum organised by the CIGRE Southern Africa Committee for members, associates and experts from Africa and developing economies.
Recent amendments to South Africa’s Electricity Regulation Act have highlighted the dramatic shifts in the country’s energy landscape. The African continent and the international energy sector as a whole are undergoing substantial structural changes.
These changes necessitate urgent action in three key areas:
- technological innovation,
- regulatory reform, and
- environmental considerations.
Such measures are necessary in order to create an environment conducive to a sustainable power system that can meet the growing demand for electricity.
Moreover, this energy transition has to be achieved while balancing multiple objectives:
- decarbonising the sector to combat climate change,
- ensuring equitable access to clean energy, and
- fostering new economic opportunities within the industry.
This conference will provide a platform to attendees, from the region and beyond, to deliberate on subjects that expand on how we can build, transform and adapt a sustainable power system in the energy transition on the continent.
The discussions and knowledge exchange at this conference will be between industry stakeholders: electric utilities (generation/transmission/ distribution), regional power pools, municipalities, system operators, regulators, policy makers manufacturers and suppliers, universities, standardising bodies, research laboratories and other authorities in the field of the development of electrical systems, primarily in Africa, with a global perspective.
Date: 14 – 17 October 2025
Venue: CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria
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