{"id":10328,"date":"2026-09-13T13:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=10328"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:16:09","slug":"energy-intensive-users-group-of-southern-africa-eiug-and-vuka-group-announce-joint-eiug-conference-and-ci-energy-storage-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/energy-intensive-users-group-of-southern-africa-eiug-and-vuka-group-announce-joint-eiug-conference-and-ci-energy-storage-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa (EIUG) and VUKA Group announce joint EIUG Conference and C&amp;I Energy + Storage Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 18, 2026\/ &#8212; The Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa (EIUG), together with VUKA Group (<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-newsroom.com\/tr\/cl\/xdvLQnub3zvbShaxTdwVZCqDSOlDGESzu0IA2b9g1ZcS88HWoinhGyIj8YZoD4RXyiWTm-aTPbGx45A_8iP51RVgHoI_fO_-G5t0AoDLh9ILF23SIxBtvNOorU1L1MPx5dGkJeRHnw_7uuoktqLKdoXsXTJg6R6qdS6t-kgQm3YvSDgaWUno6xDwjGIq_GkxYRayINP5PQTCeL5aLFBJ4JAW9qVWiBm4-w7CHlnReoFr0iP0EkiyT0Cq-s1CBVT9xGpD3eGA4gGlDWAZPQ\">https:\/\/WeAreVUKA.com\/<\/a>), will co\u2011host the&nbsp;<strong>EIUG Conference<\/strong>&nbsp;alongside the&nbsp;<strong>C&amp;I Energy + Storage Summit,&nbsp;<\/strong>created by VUKA Group, on 28\u201329 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Sandton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EIUG Conference will provide a platform for open dialogue on electricity industry challenges and opportunities. It will bring together government, industry leaders, energy\u2011intensive consumers, and service providers to exchange perspectives, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and explore solutions for South Africa\u2019s energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two\u2011day programme features ministerial and industry keynotes, panel discussions on tariff escalation, carbon tax, CBAM, and electricity market reforms, as well as masterclasses on financing, digitalisation, grid security, and hydrogen development.<br><br>Delegates will also benefit from networking functions, case study presentations, and practical workshops designed to accelerate the just energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cThe EIUG Conference is more than a gathering \u2013 it is a platform to shape South Africa\u2019s industrial energy future,\u201d says Fanele Mondi, EIUG CEO. \u201c By bringing together government, industry, and service providers, we aim to foster open dialogue and practical solutions that support competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 18, 2026\/ &#8212; The Energy Intensive Users Group of Southern Africa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10329,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10328\/revisions\/10329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}