# Africa: Infrastructure hurdles limit pace of broadening energy access (Ep. 227)

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Podcast: [EnergyCents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/energycents-231593)
Published: 2026-01-15T09:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

Africa is often discussed as a single entity, but the energy profiles differ widely between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa as well as within the 54 countries that define those regions. Much of North Africa, for example, enjoys universal access to electricity while 50% of the Sub-Saharan African population outside of South Africa does not. S&P Global Energy Experts Silvia Macri and Anastasia Pantazopoulou join hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the challenges and opportunities for a resource abundant continent to address energy poverty in many of its less developed countries. Learn more about S&P Global Energy coverage at: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en

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