Today’s guest is Ryan Collyer, CEO of Rosatom in Central and Southern Africa. 

Rosatom is a Russian energy company that specializes in nuclear energy, non-energy nuclear applications and other high-tech solutions. The company plays an important role in Africa’s energy security, has been supplying enriched uranium to the continent as well as building Egypt’s first nuclear power plant and providing educational and research support to other African countries. 

This all comes at critical times for the continent. Africa continues to grapple with the effects of its electricity struggles and seeks new pathways to its energy security and sovereignty. 

During the episode we spoke about what local governments can do to attract investment to the energy sector, why companies need a healthy risk appetite to do well on the continent and why a diversified energy mix is key to Africa’s sustainable energy development.

Timecodes

2:20 Africa’s current energy situation, progress made and success stories

6:21 Public perception of nuclear energy amongst the generations

10:27 How nuclear tech can address Africa’s healthcare and agriculture challenges

13:53 How the investment appetite of Russian business towards Africa is changing

14:47 Top priorities for Russian investment to Africa

15:50 What Russian companies need to do to succeed in Africa

17:44 Why Africa can now compete with historically more stable markets

18:32 How to mitigate risk when working in Africa

20:18 Lessons learned from the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant experience

23:01 Long and short-term expectations from how Africa will expand its nuclear opportunities

24:23 What Ryan thinks about what it means to do business in Africa today and what he expects from the future of the continent

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