New podcast episode explores how to deliver electricity access to 600 million people across Africa

The latest episode of the IEA’s Everything Energy podcast examines the strategies and investments needed to expand electricity access to the 600 million people in Africa who still live without it.

Now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the episode features insights from Emma Gordon and Adam Ward, energy investment analysts and lead authors of a recent IEA report on this topic. They discuss new modelling that shows how to deliver universal electricity access across Africa in the next 10 years, along with the financial tools to make this milestone a reality.

The IEA’s Everything Energy podcast offers fresh perspectives on a wide range of global energy issues through conversations with IEA experts.

Previous episodes cover why global energy demand is surging, the vast potential of geothermal energy, nuclear energy’s comeback, energy and AI, what’s next for electric cars and trucks, key energy investment trends, the forces shaping oil markets, growing demand for air conditioning, efforts to expand clean cooking access, where the world’s electricity comes from, petrochemicals, Southeast Asia’s growing energy importance, Ukraine’s energy security this coming winter, major findings in this year’s World Energy Outlook and the future of solar power.