Month: July 2024

30 Jul 2024 Minister of Energy and Electricity, Dr. Kgosientso Ramokgopa, will tomorrow, 31 July 2024 handover nuclear science classroom kits donated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In 2020, the IAEA initiated a pilot regional project focused on Educating Secondary School Students and Science Teachers on Nuclear Science…

Eskom announced on Monday that the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has granted the organisation a licence to continue operating Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Unit 1, which provides 930MW to the grid, for another 20 years until 21 July 2044. Koeberg Unit 1 will join approximately 120 reactors worldwide that have…

Energy and electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says work is at an advanced stage to procure 2,500 MW of nuclear energy. Speaking with the Sunday Times, Ramokgopa said that the nuclear plan aims to secure approval from the Treasury to build a 2,500MW power plant next month, with the team working…