SA’s Electricity minister says the government is moving quickly in South Africa’s energy mix

SA’s Electricity minister says the government is moving quickly in South Africa’s energy mix

SA's Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government is moving quickly in policy issues and giving certainty to what will constitute South Africa’s energy mix, transmission intervention, and additional generation capacity. He gave an update on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan. The minister said he was encouraged by the successful synchronisation of unit one at Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town. Ramokgopa says once unit one is […]

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Namibia

Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town is back online

Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town is back online after almost a year. On Saturday night, Eskom confirmed that the unit had been successfully synchronised to the electricity grid. Its three steam generators needed to be replaced as part of Eskom's application for a licence to operate the nuclear plant for another 20 years. Koeberg was designed to be operated for only 40 years. Its […]

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