Johnathan Paoli
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government will begin the process of procuring 2 500MW of new nuclear energy to come on stream between 2032 and 2033.
Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, Ramokgopa said all the regulatory requirements had now been met with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) giving them the green light to forge ahead with the process
SA’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg, has a capacity of around 1 840 MW.
Ramokgopa said the government has yet to decide if it will build large reactors similar to those at conventional nuclear power stations or if small modular reactors, which have recently been commercialised, will be more appropriate, and that the construction process was expected to take 10 to 15 years.
The minister said that the case for more nuclear power was compelling because SA needed additional generation capacity, and the
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