The 2025 CIGRE Southern Africa Regional Conference will be held from 14 to 17 October 2025 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.

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Conference Theme: “Changes required for a sustainable power system in the energy transition in Africa”

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: decarbonizing 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, standardizing bodies, research laboratories and other authorities in the field of the development of electrical systems, primarily in Africa, with a global perspective.

Preferential Subjects

Papers across all study committees have been invited and preference were given to submissions in the fields of technology, planning, operations and markets as well as those covering actual project and operational experiences with focus on the following subjects:

Technology Changes

• • Data-Driven Power Grids: Solutions for a Sustainable Grid
  • Technological advancements for renewable energy integration
  • Grid stability and resilience

Regulatory Changes

• • Markets and consumer behavior
  • Energy policy and regulations
  • Tariff re-structuring and energy sector reform

Decarbonization & Climate Change

• • Energy efficiency and sustainability
  • Environmental changes for new grids
  • Just Energy Transition
  • Grid security in the face of climate change and intermittent generation

Contacts

• • Organizing Committee Lead: Sharon Mushabe (arigyes@ntcsa.co.za)
  • Technical Committee Lead: Jana Breedt (breedtjn@ntcsa.co.za)
  • Enquiries / Registration: Anelja de Bok (anelja@activecapture.co.za)