Here are events adjacent to the e-mobility sector

December 10, 2024

From the newsletter

The EV sector is still in its infancy, and just like a baby, it needs support to grow. Finance is the big issue entrepreneurs struggle with. But in general, EV players want to learn more from each other and other sectors as well. Most of these lessons are shared at events. We provide a list of 19 non-mobility events worth attending.

  • Our event listing is mainly in the energy sector (11) with three solar-focused, finance (2), mining (2) and technology (1), and others (3) that are scheduled from this week through early April next year. 

  • Events from other sectors are like slices of a large sustainability pie, complementing e-mobility events in their contribution to the broader picture. Yesterday, we featured a list of clean mobility events; in case you missed it, click here.

More details

  • Handling Expo, Cairo, Egypt, 12/12/2024, website

  • East Africa Energy Cooperation Summit, Arusha, Tanzania, 29/01/2025, website

  • 7th Edition PowerTech Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 31/01/2025, website

  • Solar Power Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 10/02/2025, website

  • Africa Tech Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, 12/02/2025, website

  • 5th Solar Africa 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18/02/2025, website

  • Africa Green Economy Summit, Cape Town, South Africa, 19/02/2025, website

  • Nigeria International Energy Summit, Abuja, Nigeria, 24/02/2025, website

  • Finance in Common Summit, Cape Town, South Africa, 26/02/2025, website

  • Mining Indaba, Cape Town, South Africa, 03/02/2025, website

  • Africa Energy Indaba 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, 04/03/2025, website

  • 12th Annual Mining Series, Cape Town, South Africa, 03/05/2025, website

  • Powering Africa Summit, Washington, USA, 06/03/2025, website

  • Intersolar Summit Africa 2025, Nairobi, Kenya, 12/03/2025, website

  • Africa Energy Camp, Nairobi, Kenya, 14/03/2025, website

  • IPP and PPA Conference 2025, Cape Town, South Africa, 06/03/2025, website

  • Africa Investment Exchange, Nairobi, Kenya, 19/03/2025, website

  • Congo Energy & Investment Forum 2025, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 25/03/2025, website

  • 2ND Southern African Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa, 07/04/2025, website

Our take

  • Sectors are interdependent, and so is e-mobility. Entrepreneurs in the sector struggle with raising money, and consumers also find it difficult to purchase EVs. These events provide an avenue for industry players to uncover synergies between different sectors and build relevant partnerships that address such challenges.

  • There are more energy events than in the other sectors, pointing to the urgent need of the sector. African grids are expensive and unreliable, and most rely on fossil fuels. E-mobility players have a significant role in contributing their ideas on the best transition pathways and projected demand from their sector to enable grid planners to address the gaps. This is also an opportunity for them to seek partnerships with energy companies to help build off-grid energy solutions for their EVs.