The African Energy Chamber began in 2018 to promote the continent’s energy sector and support indigenous companies’ efforts to expand their networks and engage international partners. The organization is preparing to host its fourth annual African Energy Week conference from November 4-8 in Cape Town, South Africa where this year's theme is, "Invest in African Energies: Energy Growth through an Enabling Environment."

NJ Ayuk, African Energy Chamber Founder and Executive Chairman, joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the chamber’s ambition to eliminate energy poverty by 2030, as well as its belief that goals can be realized with commitments to innovation in both traditional and emerging energy domains.

Learn more about African Energy Chamber and African Energy Week at:

https://energychamber.org/

https://aecweek.com/

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Capacity auction prices for 2025/2026 delivery year jumped nearly 10x from the prior delivery year to $269.92/MW-day for much of PJM, a regional power market in the eastern United States. S&P Global Power Markets Expert Tanya Peevey joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss reasons behind the price spike and consider whether rule changes will help incent investment in long-duration power supply for the region.

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Led by investment in intermittent renewables, Texas has added more new power supply to its grid over the past five years than any other state. However, the lack of growth in long-duration power generation and increased frequency of extreme weather events have given way to reliability concerns within ERCOT. S&P Global power markets expert Mike Pickens joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the Texas Energy Fund and how regulators expect state-backed low-interest loans can unlock investments in new gas-fired generation projects in ERCOT.

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