CEO Conversations | NJ Ayuk on Africa’s Energy Future

In the march to net zero, coal usage is the villain in the story. Industrialized nations demonize coal for its negative environmental effects: Coal combustion releases pollutants linked to smog and respiratory illness, from carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide to nitrogen oxides to mercury and lead.

There’s a promising future for African renewables as the continent strives to balance its current reliance on fossil fuels.

That’s the prediction of the African Energy Chamber’s 2025 Outlook Report on the State of African Energy.