Cabinet confirms Eskom will run nuclear build plan, Joemat-Pettersson says
The integrated resource plan (IRP) and the integrated energy plan (IEP) have been submitted to the Cabinet and will be released for public comment, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Wednesday, when answering questions in the National Council of Provinces. She said Cabinet had also decided on Wednesday that Eskom would be the owner and operator of the nuclear build programme. Joemat-Pettersson said Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe would announce on Thursday — probably at a post-Cabinet media briefing — that the reports would be released for public comment. The long-awaited IRP and IEP will outline the government’s proposals on the desired energy mix in the future, amending the previous plans. The two energy plans were expected to show the government’s appetite for nuclear energy. While the Cabinet could prefer a blueprint that paved way for Eskom to commission new nuclear power stations, civil society would want an open public participation process.
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