Fight Over Africa’s Sole Atomic Plant Entangles Mantashe
- Mantashe sued over suspension of activist from the board
- Eskom plans to extend Koeberg plant’s operating lifetime
The Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town, South Africa.
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South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is being sued following the suspension of a National Nuclear Regulator board member who also works with a civil society group fighting against the lifetime extension of the continent’s only power reactors.
The suit filed by Peter Becker, who in addition to serving on the nuclear regulator’s board is a spokesman for the Koeberg Alert Alliance, will be heard by the High Court of Cape Town on Feb. 8, according to public documents seen by Bloomberg. South Africa is legally obliged to appoint a nuclear regulatory board member who represents communities potentially affected by industry decisions.