At Electra Mining Africa 2026, Hitachi Energy will showcase integrated electrification, digital, and renewable energy solutions that are helping mining companies improve productivity, resilience, and sustainability
As Africa’s mining industry responds to growing global demand for critical minerals, operators face increasing pressure to produce more while reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, and meeting ambitious sustainability targets. At Electra Mining Africa 2026, Hitachi Energy will demonstrate how its integrated portfolio of electrification, digital, and energy solutions helps mining companies navigate this transformation.
Rather than viewing electrification as a standalone technology, Hitachi Energy sees it as the foundation for the next generation of mining operations. By combining resilient power infrastructure with renewable energy integration, digital intelligence, connected workforce solutions, and mine fleet electrification, the company is enabling safer, smarter, and more sustainable mines across Africa.
“The mining industry is undergoing one of the biggest transformations in its history,” comments Mohamed Hosseiny, Oversight Country Managing Director for Africa at Hitachi Energy. “Mining companies are expected to increase production to support the global energy transition while simultaneously reducing emissions, improving safety, and controlling operating costs. We are helping our customers achieve these goals through integrated technologies that improve reliability, increase productivity, and accelerate the transition to the all-electric mine.”
Comprehensive electrification portfolio
Reliable electricity remains the backbone of every successful mining operation. Hitachi Energy’s comprehensive electrification portfolio includes high-voltage substations, transformers, switchgear, grid connections, and medium- and low-voltage distribution systems that provide the resilient electrical infrastructure modern mines depend on.
The company also delivers power quality solutions, microgrids, and off-grid power systems that improve operational continuity while supporting decarbonisation objectives. By strengthening the electrical backbone of mining operations, these solutions provide the platform on which digitalisation, automation, and future autonomous mining technologies can be built.
As mining companies increasingly incorporate renewable energy into their operations, managing multiple power sources has become both a challenge and an opportunity. Hitachi Energy supports this transition through solutions that integrate solar and wind generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), hybrid power plants, and renewable-powered microgrids.
Advanced energy management
Complementing these technologies are advanced energy management capabilities, including real-time energy optimisation, energy forecasting, load balancing, power quality management, and emissions tracking. Together, these solutions enable mining companies to reduce operating costs, strengthen energy security, and improve environmental performance while maintaining reliable production.
Mine fleet electrification represents one of the industry’s most significant technological shifts. At Electra Mining Africa 2026, Hitachi Energy will highlight its work in developing high-power charging infrastructure and dynamic charging technologies that support battery-electric haul trucks without compromising productivity.
Beyond power infrastructure, mining companies increasingly require digital technologies that transform operational data into actionable business intelligence. Hitachi Energy’s digital mining solutions provide real-time visibility across mining operations, supporting predictive maintenance, asset performance monitoring, and operational optimisation.
Improved maintenance planning
The company also offers connected workforce solutions, including private industrial communication networks, IIoT connectivity, and remote operational support that improve collaboration, situational awareness, and safety across mining sites. Advanced field service management and asset prognostic solutions further help mining companies improve maintenance planning, increase technician productivity, and reduce unplanned downtime.
“Connected assets and connected people create smarter mining operations,” highlights Hosseiny. “By combining electrification with digital technologies, mining companies gain the operational intelligence they need to improve decision-making, maximise asset performance and build more resilient operations.”
As the continent’s mineral resources become increasingly important to the global energy transition, Africa’s mining sector has a unique opportunity to lead through innovation and sustainable development. “Africa’s mineral resources will help power the world’s energy transition,” says Hosseiny.
“Our role is to help mining companies unlock that potential through resilient power systems, renewable energy integration, intelligent digital technologies, and mine electrification solutions that improve productivity while advancing sustainability goals. Together with our customers, we are building the foundation for the future of African mining,” he concludes.
Visit Hitachi Energy at Stand B28 in the Blue Zone at Electra Mining Africa 2026 from 7 to 11 September at Nasrec, Johannesburg.