Eskom calls for bids as it bulldozes on with plan to mushroom nuclear plants
Despite opposition from economists, acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko says the power group is inviting bids to build six nuclear reactors
13 December 2016 - 14:45
Eskom will this week invite bids to build six nuclear reactors in the government push to build nuclear capacity, acting CEO Matshela Koko said on Tuesday, despite the concern of economists and others. The government had earmarked nuclear expansion as the centrepiece of a plan to increase power generation to ease reliance on ageing coal-fired plants, and asked Eskom to procure an additional 9.6GW of capacity. The move is opposed by environmental and clean-energy groups. Economists have said that SA cannot afford to build more nuclear plants. SA has Africa’s only nuclear power station.
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