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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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