{"podcast":{"title":"EnergyCents","slug":"energycents-231593","podcast_index_feed_id":231593,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/477543/rss","website_url":"http://www.ihsmarkit.com/energyblog","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/3/6/5/336528da6e747fc888c4a68c3ddbc4f2/EnergyCents-1_3000x3000_copy-20240125-7ie2a2mptb.png","author":"EnergyCents & Upstream In Perspective | SPGCI","episode_count":296,"summary":"IHS Markit is now part of S&P Global. Hear exclusive energy insights and analysis, and engage with our experts as we explore the complex environment that shapes global energy markets. Follow EnergyCents, featuring our experts discussing the intersection of the financial and energy industries.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T20:20:00.241570+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energycents-231593"},"episode":{"title":"Africa: Infrastructure hurdles limit pace of broadening energy access (Ep. 227)","slug":"africa-infrastructure-hurdles-limit-pace-of-broadening-energy-access-ep-227","published_at":"2026-01-15T09:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energycents-231593/africa-infrastructure-hurdles-limit-pace-of-broadening-energy-access-ep-227","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energycents-231593","url":"https://3671a946-93e7-4b5e-9970-a632dbe13461.libsyn.com/africa-infrastructure-hurdles-limit-pace-of-broadening-energy-access-ep-227","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/3671a946-93e7-4b5e-9970-a632dbe13461/EnergyCents_Africa.mp3?dest-id=4056072","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2300,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/energycents-231593/episodes/africa-infrastructure-hurdles-limit-pace-of-broadening-energy-access-ep-227/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/energycents-231593/africa-infrastructure-hurdles-limit-pace-of-broadening-energy-access-ep-227.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}