EP Shanghai & Electrical Shanghai 2026

EP Shanghai, the China International Exhibition on Electric Power Equipment and Technology, reaches its 33rd edition in 2026. Established in 1986 and hosted by the China Electricity Council, it is the country's longest-running specialised power exhibition, backed by the major grid operators, generators and power engineering groups that also organise conferences and bring buyers to the show.

What's on show

Exhibits span the entire power industry chain, grouped into seven areas.

• Core power equipment: transmission and distribution, transformers, low-voltage components, generation equipment, meters
• Energy transition: grid connection of new energy, energy storage, hydrogen, microgrids
• Digital and intelligent grid: AI inspection, digital twins, virtual power plants, dispatching systems
• Power manufacturing equipment and industrial automation
• Key materials: conductive, insulating, magnetic and semiconductor materials
• Power safety, protection and emergency systems
• Testing, certification, engineering and financial services

Concurrent shows

The Shanghai International Energy Storage Technology Application Expo (ES Shanghai 2026) and a hydrogen energy exhibition run at the same time, with conferences, forums and factory visits for trade visitors.

Who attends

Grid companies, power generators, power engineering contractors and industrial end users from China and overseas, including buyers from energy storage, data centres, rail transit, healthcare and construction.

Key figures

The organizer cites seven halls, 86,000 sq m of exhibition space, 2,200+ exhibitors and brands and 75,000+ trade visitors.