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Cape Town hosted Solar Power Africa at an important time for furthering clean energy development in Africa. We have advanced plans to be a leading city for renewable energy deployment on the continent. Over time, Cape Town would add a full 1GW of new energy to its grid via power purchases, its own projects, and incentivising small-scale generation. The 2024 Solar Power Africa event was an opportunity to bring the rapidly growing industry together to share knowledge, expertise and ideas as they made the great transition to energy that is reliable, cost-effective, and carbon neutral,” said Gordon Hill Lewis, Executive Mayor of Cape Town.

South Africa’s leading position in driving the continent’s transition to renewable energy was confirmed with the launch of the first-ever Solar Power Africa Trade Show. Organised by Messe Frankfurt, Solar Power Africa 2023 was the first event of its kind dedicated solely to Solar Power and Energy storage and attracted over 50 exhibitors operating in this dynamic market.