OREANDA-NEWS Russia will continue to help Africa with electricity issues and expand energy systems there, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"Major Russian investment projects are being implemented in Africa with the participation of such domestic Russian companies as Rosneft, Gazpromneft, RusHydro, Alrosa, Lukoil and many, many others. We will continue to help African countries in the production of electricity," Putin said at the plenary session of the international parliamentary conference "Russia - Africa in a multipolar World." Putin added that today Russia offers new environmentally friendly technologies in the field of nuclear energy. "Rosatom is already building a nuclear power plant in Egypt. He plans to expand his participation in the development of the national energy systems of the African continent," the head of state said.