Mauritius Is A Good Base To Expand Into Africa-Orama CEO Keseena Chengadu

Mauritius is a good base to expand into Africa, says Orama CEO Keseena Chengadu[/caption] Building on the amazing experience it had at the maiden edition of the 2021 African Energy Week, Orama was one of the prominent fixtures at the 2022 edition of the African Energy Week which took place recently in Cape Town, South Africa. The powerful delegation from the Mauritius based company under the dynamic leadership of CEO Keseena Chengadu used the event to tout its growing corporate clout as a company facilitating access to Mauritius, Africa’s financial hub and friendliest business destination. In an interview with PAV, Keseena Chengadu shares her perspectives on the African Energy Week, investment opportunities in Mauritius, the vision of Orama and more. 

May we start with an introduction to Orama?

Keseena Chengadu:It is a management company based in Mauritius licensed by the FSC and we deal with the incorporation of companies, trust, and asset management. We have been incorporated for a couple of years now, and we were recently licensed and are fully operational. Last year we were here at African Energy Week, and it was a great opportunity to connect with people. This year it tripled in size, and I think it was a huge success. Orama was there at the AEW, and it was lovely to talk with so many businesspeople; to connect with those who want to do business in Mauritius and those who do not yet know about Mauritius. I am so glad we made it this year with the whole team, they have done an excellent job, and everybody is asking why we don’t have an investment in the Mauritius conference; it is something to be discussed and see what opportunities we can do to help the energy sector and to me, Mauritius is a good base to expand into Africa. 

Let us talk about the AEW 2022, when you compare last year with this year, what difference did you see, and how important is an event like this to help businesses like Orama?

Keseena Chengadu:The event itself has tripled compared to last year. You can feel that people put a lot of work to make sure this event happened. It has been a good event; bringing different countries together to talk about what is happening in Africa, what is happening in the energy field, and the business structure in the different countries. Yes, Africa needs to do energy transition, but we cannot just change it like that; there is a phase, and we still have 600 million people who do not have electricity. Right now, Europe is struggling with energy, and I hope this is making them understand that this is what our people go through every day in the life. Yes, we want to do a transition, but we cannot do it overnight; we have to go through phases. We are not yet in the area of going completely renewable; maybe they can transit a bit faster than us, but we will do it a bit slower and at the pace that works for Africa.

Read full interview on Pan African Visions