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Can Africa Industrialise Without Legal Certainty?

As Africa seeks to accelerate industrial growth, the conversation is shifting beyond power generation to the legal and regulatory frameworks that determine whether projects attract long-term investment.

In this episode of Let’s Talk Energy, hosted by Energy News Network (ENN) in partnership with The Electricity Hub and recorded at Africa Energy Forum 2026, Oludare Senbore, Partner and Head of the Power Practice at Aluko & Oyebode, discusses what makes energy markets bankable, why regulatory certainty matters to investors, and the reforms needed to turn energy infrastructure into a driver of industrialisation.

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