Unit at Africa’s Only Nuclear Plant Extended Until 2044
- Station has refurbished units that started up in 1984
- South Africa’s unreliable power system has caused blackouts
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South Africa’s nuclear regulator gave state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. permission to run one of two units at the only nuclear plant on the continent for another two decades as electricity supply in the country remains fragile.
The National Nuclear Regulator granted an operating license to the utility for it to operate Unit 1 of the 1,940-megawatt Koeberg station until July 2044 and deferred its decision on the second facility, NNR Chief Executive Officer Ditebogo Kgomo said in a press briefing Monday.