Exhibition time: August 27-28, 2024.
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa.
Organiser: Terabin Exhibition Group.
Organizer: GuangzhouBaisheng ExhibitionService***
The South Africa Solar Energy Storage PV Exhibition is an event designed to capture the essence of South Africa's energy development. The 2024 focus is on the transformative power of solar energy, cutting-edge battery storage solutions, the frontier of clean energy advancements and disruptive market forces that are driving South Africa's energy transition. The last exhibition lasted 2 days and attracted 5000+ visitors and 200+ exhibitors.
Industry leaders came together to share their expertise on key topics in the field during the exciting 2-day event. Presentations, panel discussions and interviews will shed light on the technologies and innovations shaping the future of the industry and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing South Africa.
Showcasing 200 global brands, this free exhibition will showcase the latest solar and energy storage products and solutions on the market. Exhibitors include the world's leading businessmen and innovative start-ups disrupting industries.
We know that the value of live events comes from the quality of networking opportunities. To achieve this, we have a dedicated social lounge, a guest buyer program, and a social app.
The Cape Town Solar & Storage Scene offers you a unique opportunity to network with a large and very experienced audience. It offers meeting spaces, networking opportunities, and sponsorship, exhibition opportunities to meet your company's specific marketing and business development needs.
In the first half of 2023, South Africa imported more than $2.5 billion worth of solar panels, inverters, lithium-ion batteries, and battery packs. This is based on an analysis by senior economist at Industrial Policy Strategy, Johannesburg**. All of this demand has been spurred by South Africa's power generation shortage crisis, which has led to a prolonged rationing of electricity (known as load shedding). 2023 was the worst year of load shedding on record, with more load sheds in 2023 to date than in the last five years combined!
Over the past 10 years, South Africa has imported more than $10 billion worth of these components. This has led to calls for greater localization along the value chain. One industry that has been in the spotlight for years is importing batteries from some of the world's leading manufacturers such as CATL. The South African company then assembles the battery pack in the country, incorporating a locally developed proprietary battery management system, other software, and other value-added processes. Solar MD is one of the leaders in this field.
The mayor of the South African capital said the city was planning to "move away from its dependence on the South African National Power Company and move to a no-load Cape Town" and planned to build a solar + energy storage project in the city.
Cape Town Mayor Jordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the city will design, build and operate a solar PV plant equipped with battery storage at a cost of R1.2 billion (US$65 million). The project near West Somerset will "generate up to 60 megawatts of renewable energy", although the size of the two components has not been officially revealed.
A ** statement did say that the project would protect the city from full load shedding by grid operator Eskom. This is part of the procurement of 500 megawatts of renewable energy from independent power producers, of which 200 megawatts will be completed in 2023, the third phase of a broader effort to protect cities from load reduction.
The project is now undergoing a feasibility study and will be completed by the end of this year, with operations scheduled for August 2026.
Cape Town is the economic centre of the Western Cape, making it a manufacturing hub for the entire region and a port for freight exports for goods produced in the province's inland areas. With tens of thousands of tourists visiting each year, part of Cape Town's economy** comes from tourism. As the capital of the Western Cape and the seat of the South African Parliament, Cape Town also plays a role in increasing the country's revenues. Cape Town hosts a number of conferences each year, some of which were held at the new Cape Town International Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2003. The city's real estate and construction industries are also in a stage of rapid growth. Compared to other South African cities, Cape Town has a relatively high high enrolment rate and excellent educational facilities, which also makes Cape Town more competitive internationally.
The Western Cape accounts for a quarter of the country's total agricultural income, and exports** account for more than half of the country's total. The Western Cape is also the most developed region in South Africa for tourism, accounting for 9% of the province's GDP8% and 9 for the provinceEmployment opportunities were provided for 6% of the population. In 2002, more than 1 million overseas tourists visited Cape Town. The province is also the country's energy development center, as it is rich in oil and gas on the Atlantic seabed off its coast.
Almost all of Cape Town's major shipbuilding companies have offices and shipyards, and quite a few ships are manufactured for export overseas. The real estate and construction industries are very thriving as many people buy properties in the area for vacations.