Eskom has again had to delay the return to service of unit 2 of Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town. In January it was taken offline for a regular refueling and maintenance that had initially been set for completion by mid-June.

Eskom later announced that the work would only be finalised by the end of July. However, the state-owned power utility has confirmed to Business Day that the unit remains offline and that it was likely to return to service only by the end of this week...

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