Africa’s industrial ambitions will require more electricity. But Haytham Abdo argues that simply adding megawatts is no longer enough. 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 Haytham Abdo, Director, […]
Africa’s energy transition needs more than engineers. It needs technicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, commercial talent and a workforce ready to turn energy access into economic opportunity. In this episode of Let’s Talk Energy, Efua Nyamekye Appiah, Energy and Just Transition Lead at GAYO, explores where young Africans can build careers across […]
Africa doesn’t lack infrastructure projects. It needs more bankable ones. 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 Moshood Abolade, Investment Director at Africa50. With Africa50 having made investment commitments […]
Africa’s energy security may depend as much on cooperation as it does on new generation. 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 Eng. Sithembinkosi Zwelibanzi Mhlanga, Director – Projects […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how Africa works, learns, and innovates. As startups, governments, and large enterprises adopt emerging technologies, the real challenge is no longer access; it is how to harness AI to drive economic transformation, expand opportunity, and prepare Africa’s youth for a digital future. Joseph Berkoh, […]
As Africa seeks to accelerate industrial growth, the conversation is shifting beyond power generation to the legal and regulatory frameworks that determine whether projects attract long-term investment. In this episode of Let’s Talk Energy, hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub and recorded at Africa […]
Recorded during the Africa Energy Forum 2026 in Cape Town, this episode of Let’s Talk Energy, hosted by ENN in partnership with The Electricity Hub, features Hussein Shoukry, Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, Siemens Energy. The conversation explores why transmission infrastructure, grid resilience and localisation have become just as […]
Investment in renewable energy is accelerating across South Africa, with developers, lenders and international investors ready to finance the next generation of projects. Yet as the market matures, the industry’s greatest challenge is no longer raising capital – it’s building the transmission infrastructure needed to connect new capacity to the […]
Electric mobility is rapidly becoming one of Africa’s most compelling infrastructure investment opportunities. As battery costs fall and commercial adoption accelerates, EVs are creating new opportunities across energy, transport, manufacturing and industrial development. Hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) and The Electricity Hub, Let’s Talk Energy continues its series recorded at the […]
