Capital Is Ready. So Why Aren't More Power Projects Being Built?

Africa's energy challenge is no longer simply generating electricity. It's creating projects that investors can finance, industries can rely on and economies can build around. In the latest episode of Let's Talk Energy, hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub and recorded live at the Africa Energy Forum 2026, Vincenzia Leitich, Executive Vice President, Power & Renewables Client Coverage at Standard Bank, argues that the biggest barriers are no longer capital, but transmission, policy certainty and bankable project structures.From captive and embedded power to private offtake models and regional interconnectors, the conversation explores why Africa's industrial future will depend as much on financial architecture as energy infrastructure.