African countries are showing increasing interest in nuclear energy, including advanced technologies such as Russian floating power units (FPUs),Vladimir Aptekarev, Deputy Director General of Floating Energy Solutions at Rosatom Mechanical Engineering LLC, told TASS at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa. "African countries' interest in nuclear technologies is growing, and many countries on the continent are beginning to integrate nuclear energy into their national plans," he said. The executive noted that there is interest in floating nuclear power plants in Africa, with Russia leading the development and use of them. "We are conducting substantive negotiations with a number of African countries regarding the supply of electricity from floating power units. Interest in floating power units will undoubtedly increase," the top manager said.