No decision yet on nuclear power plants

THE government on Saturday said it had not made a decision yet on the numbers of nuclear power stations that will be built or which vendors would be used for such projects.

The Department of Energy released a statement responding to a Mail & Guardian article that said government would solicit bids worth R1.1-trillion for the construction of six plants.

Energy department spokesman Ndivhuwo Khangale would not comment on how much money would be spent on the nuclear reactors.

It operates the continent's only nuclear power plant, near Cape Town. - Reuters