Nuclear Power in South Africa

Total operating capacity in the SAPP countries is about 65 GWe, of which 74% is South African, mostly coal-fired, and largely under the control of the state ...

Nuclear power in South Africa - Wikipedia

Two reactors located at the Koeberg nuclear power station account for around 5% of South Africa's electricity production.

IAEA Concludes Long Term Operation Safety Review at South ...

Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant is located approximately 30 kilometers north of Cape Town, South Africa, and provides around 5 per cent of the ...

Latest Plans to Increase Nuclear Energy in South Africa

In 1976, construction began on the country's first and only nuclear power plant (NPP): the Koeberg NPP, a pressured water reactor located in ...

South African nuclear power plant wins approval for 20-year life ...

South Africa's Koeberg nuclear power plant will be allowed to run one of its two units for another 20 years, the country's nuclear regulator ...

South Africa pauses nuclear procurement process

A Ministerial Determination for the procurement of 2500 MWe of new nuclear capacity has been withdrawn to allow for further public consultation.

South Africa - World Nuclear Performance Report

South Africa has a single nuclear power plant at Koeberg, 30 km north of Cape Town. The plant's two reactors, connected to the grid in 1984 ...

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station - Wikipedia

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power station in South Africa and the only one on the African continent. It is located 30 km north of Cape Town, ...

South Africa Extends Koeberg Unit 1's Lifespan, Stands Firm on ...

The two units are located at Duynefontein, 27 kilometers north of Cape Town on the Atlantic coast, and remain Africa's only nuclear reactors.

South Africa's Koeberg nuclear power plant gains 20-year extension

The National Nuclear Regulator of South Africa has approved a 20-year life extension for Unit 1 of the Koeberg nuclear power plant.

South Africa to develop its nuclear capacity to address electricity ...

South Africa is forging ahead with plans for a new 2500-megawatt nuclear power plant to address the country's electricity supply crisis.

South Africa to seek bids for new nuclear power station - Reuters

South Africa will launch a bidding process for an extra 2500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power by March, as the country attempts to tackle its ...

South Africa - Country Nuclear Power Profiles

South Africa operates and maintains two pressurized water reactors (PWRs) at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), commissioned in 1984 and 1985, respectively, ...

South Africa to build new nuclear plants. The opposition ... - AP News

The South African government has announced plans to build new nuclear power stations to generate more electricity amid an energy crisis in ...

South Africa to begin new nuclear procurement

The two units at the plant have a combined capacity of 1860 MWe and generate around 6% of the country's electricity. Currently licensed to ...

Why Africa relies on nuclear energy rather than solar energy - DW

The sole operational reactor on the continent is located in Koeberg, near Cape Town, operationalized in 1984. South Africa has been ...

History - National Nuclear Regulator

The origins of the South African nuclear industry dates back to the mid-1940s. In 1948, the Atomic Energy Act established the Atomic Energy Board (AEB).

Home Necsa

South African Nuclear Energy Corporation ... Necsa was established as a public company by the Republic of South Africa Nuclear Energy Act in 1999 and is wholly ...

Africa's quest for universal electricity access and net-zero through ...

Today, only two African countries have nuclear power programs: South Africa and Egypt. South Africa has two 970 MWe nuclear reactors, which ...

South Africa plans expansion of nuclear energy in power mix

South Africa has been home to the only nuclear plant in Africa for the last 40 years. It has plans to add more nuclear to its power mix as ...