OpenMod South Africa 2026
The Inaugural OpenMod Workshop on the African Continent
Friday, 26 June 2026 | University of Cape Town, South Africa
🎫 Free to attend | 🎥 Sessions will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube
About the Event
Open Energy Transition and the Energy Systems Research Group from the University of Cape Town are proud to announce OpenMod South Africa 2026, the first OpenMod Workshop ever held on the African continent. Open-source energy system modelling has been evolving for years. It is already embedded in regulatory processes, power system planning, flexibility assessments, and investment analyses across Europe and beyond. The tools have matured. The community has grown. And now the conversation is coming to Africa.
OpenMod South Africa will bring together researchers, system planners, utilities, regulators, developers, and students working at the intersection of energy, data, and climate to showcase what open modelling can do, share what it has already done, and build the foundations for a stronger African open modelling community.
If open-source modelling is new to you, you are warmly welcome. This workshop is designed for all levels of experience.
What to Expect
⚡ Lightning talks — concise presentations on tools, methods, and real-world applications
🖥 Technical demonstrations — live walkthroughs of open-source frameworks and case studies
💬 Breakout sessions — facilitated discussions on regional planning challenges and data gaps
🤝 Networking — structured and informal engagement across the full energy modelling community
Call for Contributions
We welcome contributions from practitioners, researchers, developers, and policymakers. If you would like to present a lightning talk, lead a technical demonstration, or facilitate a breakout session, you can indicate your interest in this form.
Suggest your in person contribution May 29th, 2026 at the staging area 1 of the openmod forum describing your stall/lightning talk/breakout session.
Submission deadline: 29th May 2026
Attendance
All presenters and contributors are expected to attend in person. For general participants, in-person attendance is strongly encouraged as the workshop is designed to enable the kind of deep technical exchange and collaboration that only happens in the room.
Organisers
Tosin George and Max Parzen — Open Energy Transition
Harro von Blottnitz and Gregory Ireland — University of Cape Town
Questions?
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Tosin at tosin.george@openenergytransition.org
By completing this form, you confirm your interest in attending OpenMod South Africa 2026. Registration details and event updates will be shared via the email address you provide. Early registration is encouraged.
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