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**Energy Impact**

The Energy Impact Podcast features world-renowned experts across international energy policy and project finance along with regular news updates leading journalists specializing in energy innovation.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 28: Sanusi Ohiare - Rural Electrification Fund Jun 10, 2021

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1. Looking back at Sanusi Ohiare's early dreams of impacting his home country through energy economics

2. The origin of Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency and the role it played in revolutionizing the power sector

3. Regional and topographical challenges of expanding access to electricity in a Sub Saharan country

4. How to serve the urban under electrified areas of Nigeria in addition to rural development

Ep 27: Aaron Ratner - Cross River Infrastructure Partners Jun 08, 2021

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1. A look back at Aaron Ratner's early global entrepreneurship endeavors

2. Aaron's transition to the impact investment space & the world of sustainable development

3. How Cross River brings together technology companies, developing teams, and capital partners

4. Ways to effectively support new commercialization of technologies, such as anaerobic digestion

Ep 26: Jigar Shah - Department of Energy Jun 03, 2021

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1. How growing up in a small Illinois town and early exposure to energy inspired Jigar Shah to pursue innovation in the energy industry

2. Why Generate Capital aimed to help develop new energy technology by providing real, non-recourse investments

3. A breakdown of the application process for the DOE Loans Program Office & the engineering resources it connects you with

4. Ten ways the Loans Program Office can help your community finance a reduction in emissions

Ep 25: Keith Bowen - Eskom Jun 02, 2021

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1. Keith Bowen explains how Eskom's role in South Africa's electricity market has evolved over time

2. The benefits that a wheeling framework brings to electricity generators and consumers

3. Impacts of population density, geography, and composition of the grid on wheeling

4. The future of independent power producers in South Africa with the rise of renewables

Ep 24: Ana Carolina Barretto - Veirano Advogados May 27, 2021

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1. Ana Carolina Barretto explains the series of events that led to Brazil's emergency effort to diversify its energy mix

2. How breaking the oil monopoly in Brazil allowed open access to the pre-salt reserves & whether the nuclear monopoly should be broken

3. The impact of hyperinflation on daily life and development investments

4. Two new laws coming in the works for Brazil's energy market & one old law that is being revitalized

Ep 23: Albert Mugo - Virunga Power May 25, 2021

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1. Albert Mugo's journey from growing up without electricity to becoming an electrical engineer

2. A breakdown of Kenya's energy mix and how it adjusted its primary sources to increase overall stability

3. Three keys to managing a successful energy development project and bringing it online on time

4. How unbundling the electricity sector has more than doubled access to electricity across the country

Ep 22: Cat Clifford - CNBC May 20, 2021

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1. An inside look at Cat Clifford's day-to-day operations as an entrepreneurship writer at CNBC

2. The link between entrepreneurship, innovation, and the existential crisis of climate change

3. The importance of investigating and informing as a journalist without already knowing the story

4.. A sneak peek at some of Cat's upcoming work

Ep 21: Tom Dickson - New Energy Risk May 18, 2021

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1. A look at Tom Dickson's early career in the political risk insurance and reinsurance sectors

2. How the engineering and insurance worlds collided at New Energy Risk to fight climate change

3. Ways to evaluate performance risk of new technologies like fuel cells and biofuels

4. A deep dive into the symbiotic relationship between insurance providers and new technology developers

Ep 20: Colin le Duc - Generation Investment Management May 13, 2021

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1. Colin le Duc reflects on how his diverse childhood experiences impacted his view on the climate

2. Why Generation Investment Management integrates sustainability across its entire portfolio

3. An urgent call to action for citizens, corporations, and governments to save the economy by supporting sustainable investment

4. How generating climate impact, not just revenue, creates value, profitability, and long-term returns

Ep 19: Purnomo Yusgiantoro - Former Minister of Energy, Indonesia May 10, 2021

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1. An in-depth look into Indonesia's shifted from a reliance on oil and gas and coal to a more diverse economy

2. Purnomo Yusgiantoro's journey through the energy industry, the defense industry, and politics

3. Solutions for challenges faced when bringing electricity to a geographically diverse developing country

4. Ways that Indonesia is opening its economy to foreign investment

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