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South African Investment Forum

4 March 2027

Cape Town International Convention Centre

Official Side Event

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Event Overview

Powering Economic Growth and Industrialisation Through Energy security: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in South Africa’s Energy sector

South Africa embarks on an energy expansion programme steered through the approved, IRP 2025, the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), ongoing reforms, unbundling of Eskom, and transmission expansion plans. Through these changes, South Africa presents significant investment opportunities for domestic and international investors.

By aligning policy reform, infrastructure development, and private capital, the South Africa Energy Investment Forum serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth, enhanced energy security, and long-term economic competitiveness. The structural energy transformation has opened the South African energy sector to unprecedented levels of investment opportunity.

The South African Energy Investment Forum will convene policy makers, energy utilities and IPPs, Institutional investors and private equity funds, Development finance institutions (DFIs), Commercial banks, Infrastructure funds, Energy technology providers, Legal and advisory firms, Multilateral agencies, Climate finance institutions. Energy Associations, labour, and NGOs to investment opportunities in the South African energy sector.

Themes to be discussed

The Role of Natural Gas in Africa’s Energy Transition:

Balancing Growth and Sustainability

Unlocking Investment in Africa’s Gas Sector:

Financing, Partnerships, and Growth Opportunities

Infrastructure Development for Gas Supply Chains:

Pipelines, Storage, and Distribution Networks

LNG Export and Domestic Market Opportunities:

Maximizing Africa's Gas Potential

Policy and Regulatory Landscape for Gas Projects in Africa:

Aligning National Goals with Global Standards

Gas-to-Power Projects:

Expanding Access to Affordable and Reliable Energy

Addressing Africa’s Gas Flaring Challenge:

Opportunities for Capture, Reuse, and Revenue

Local Content in Africa’s Gas Sector:

Skills Development, Job Creation, and Economic Impact

Natural Gas and Industrialization:

Fueling Africa’s Manufacturing and Production Growth

Innovations in Small-Scale LNG and Off-Grid Gas Solutions for Remote Areas

Africa Gas Forum Partners

Knowledge Partner

KEARNEY

As a global consulting partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We’re individuals who take as much joy from those we work with as the work itself. Driven to be the difference between a big idea and making it happen, we help our clients break through.

kearney.com

Panel Sponsor

SLG (Pty) Ltd

SLG (Pty) Ltd is a 100% black-owned and operated South African energy company headquartered in Durban, supplying piped natural gas and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to industrial customers across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. With over two decades of experience, SLG is one of the key players in South Africa’s energy sector, fuelling the nation’s manufacturing base and supporting industrial growth through reliable, cleaner energy solutions. The company operates the largest CNG facility in Southern Africa, supplying blue-chip companies with ‘energy in motion’.

SLG is positioning itself as an aggregator for the LNG market, targeting 100 PJ/y of gas with a gas sales and transportation agreement by 2026. Its Gas-to-Power division, partnering with industry specialists, is developing a gas-fired power plant in KwaZulu-Natal, anchoring South Africa’s emerging LNG infrastructure by 2028. Under the leadership of seasoned Group CEO Mzi Tyhokolo and a skilled management team, SLG remains community- and people-centred, driving social and economic development in South Africa.

slgas.co.za/

Industry partner

IGUA SA

IGUA-SA is the leading association for gas users in South Africa with its primary objective to ensure the efficient availability of hydrocarbon gas in Southern Africa to meet significant and growing demand for natural gas. It’s mandate focuses on gas energy security, gas policy and gas pricing. Its members are leading industrial gas users in South Africa across various economic sectors that include mining, paper and pulp, FMCG, glass, ceramics, construction, steel etc. contributing more than R300 billion/a to the South African economy and employing over 70,000 people currently.

igua-sa.org

Panel sponsor

Zululand Energy Terminal-ZET

The Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) is a strategic partnership between Vopak Terminal Durban and Transnet Pipelines, established to develop and operate a world-class Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal at the Port of Richards Bay. Under a 25-year concession, ZET will design, finance, construct and manage critical gas infrastructure that unlocks reliable LNG supply for industry and power generation.

Positioned as a catalyst for regional growth, the project will strengthen energy security, attract investment and create new economic opportunities across KwaZulu-Natal. By enabling cleaner, flexible energy solutions, ZET supports South Africa’s evolving energy landscape and the transition toward a more resilient, diversified future.

zululandenergyterminal.co.za

Endorsing partner

WLGA

WLGA is the authoritative voice of the global Liquid Gas industry representing the full Liquid Gas value chain. The primary goal of the Association is to add value to the sector by driving premium demand for Liquid Gas, while also promoting compliance to good business and safety practices.