South Africa: Minister Ramokgopa emphasises need for transparent procurement process for new nuclear build plans

In a briefing on Monday, 12 August, 2024, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa revealed that South Africa’s nuclear ambitions are still being debated internally despite the procurement process getting the green light months ago. He emphasised that he wants to ensure the process is not “soiled” by a lack of transparency.

The minister also lauded the successes the generation division at Eskom has seen, with the country not experiencing load shedding for 138 days.

“We are…