Tag: Koeberg
Eskom pins hopes on returning Koeberg and Kusile power station units to reduce pressure...
Eskom’s presentation during the State of the System update today revealed that the national electricity grid remains constrained, with an elevated risk of loadshedding over the winter period, particularly during the...
Safety concerns over Koeberg nuclear plant as Cape Town tremors grow in intensity
Safety concerns are growing over the Koeberg nuclear power plant after Cape Town was hit by a third earthquake in less than two months early on Tuesday.
According to the Southern African...
Eskom, Group Five’s woes threaten Koeberg licence
Thanks to the ongoing problems at both power utility Eskom and Group Five, a crucial construction project might not see the light of day and thus put the power supply of...
Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense
At the moment, the only nuclear plant in operation in Africa is South Africa’s Koeberg, producing 1.86GW of power. This, according to some African leaders, is about to change. Ugandan President Yoweri...
Koeberg nuclear power station launches a water desalination plant
The Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station situated in Cape Town has today launched a mobile groundwater desalination plant, which will take care of the station’s water needs.
The Koeberg's desalination plant...
Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Plant won’t be easy
Africa's only operational nuclear power plant is in an area called Koeberg, outside Cape Town in South Africa. The life span of the plant was originally meant to end in 2024. But after an...
Koeberg generates R29bn towards Western Cape’s GDP
The Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape contributed R29bn to the province’s gross domestic product (GDP) between 2013 and 2016.
This was announced by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown...
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