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Welcome to the Let's Talk Energy Podcast from EnergyNet. This series was recorded at the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi in 2023, Barcelona in 2024 and now bring new episodes from Cape Town.
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Could Cheap Renewable Power Become Africa's Next Industrial Advantage? (opens the original)
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Africa has some of the world's strongest renewable resources. The bigger opportunity may be in how that power is delivered. Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub, Let's Talk Energy continues its series recorded live at the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town with Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation. For Zoisa, Africa has an opportunity to avoid some of the expensive legacy systems seen elsewhere and build power markets differently from the o
Can Africa Finance the Energy Systems Its Industrial Future Demands? (opens the original)
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Renewables are no longer just part of Africa's decarbonisation story. They are becoming central to how the continent powers mines, manufacturing, infrastructure and long-term economic growth. Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub, Let's Talk Energy continues its series from the Africa Energy Forum 2026 with Vincenzia Leitich, Executive Vice President, Power & Renewables, Client Coverage, Standard Bank. The conversation looks beyond standalone renewable proje
Can Battery Storage Become the Backbone of Africa's Power System? (opens the original)
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Battery storage is moving beyond emergency backup. For Africa's industries, mines and communities, it could become critical infrastructure. Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub, Let's Talk Energy continues its series recorded at the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town with Marius Harmse, Country Director at Tecloman. The conversation explores how Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) can reduce exposure to unreliable grids and diesel generation, support r
Is Africa's Power Problem Really a Generation Problem? (opens the original)
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Africa can add more megawatts. But if power cannot move reliably through the grid, industry cannot depend on it and investors cannot finance it at scale . Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub, Let's Talk Energy speaks with Sindhura Swaminathan, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, in a conversation recorded around the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town. Sindhura argues that the investment conversation needs to move beyond generation capacity towards the pow
Can Better Policy Turn Africa's Infrastructure Gap into an Investment Opportunity? (opens the original)
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Africa's infrastructure challenge is often framed as a shortage of capital. But what if the bigger constraint comes before the money? Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub, Let's Talk Energy continues its series recorded live at the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town with Aida Sitdikova, Director and Head of Sustainable Infrastructure, Middle East and Africa at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). For Aida, infrastructure becomes a
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