Public expressions of concern over possible corruption and soaring costs in SA’s nuclear power plan have fallen on deaf ears. This appears evident from government’s long-expected electricity generation plans, released this week, which provide a blueprint to 2050.Energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson presented two documents: the updated Integrated Energy Plan (IEP), which considers SA’s total future energy needs, and the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which focuses only on electricity generation.These plans, which are supposed to be reviewed annually, will guide policy and investments.Despite the slowdown in the economy, which has affected demand, and changes in the costs of technology (renewable energy has become cheaper), for the past three years government has proceeded with the outdated 2010 IRP recommendation to commission 9,600MW of new nuclear power.Concerns have risen in recent months, as reports surfaced of unexplained interactions between politicians, including Pr...
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