South Africa’s power utility Eskom estimates it will spend 150bn rand (US$11bn) within the next decade to help fund a nuclear expansion programme planned by the government, a senior executive said.

In a column in the BusinessDay newspaper, Eskom’s group executive for generation, Matshela Koko, said under the utility’s 2016-17 business plan, the firm will raise significant funds to help build the proposed nuclear plants. “These cash resources could be deployed to fund the new nuclear build programme,” said Koko.

South Africa, which has the continent’s only nuclear power station, has earmarked nuclear expansion as the centrepiece of a plan to increase power generation to ease the country’s reliance on an ageing fleet of coal-fired energy plants.

But the price tag of up to 1 trillion rand for 9.6 gigawatts of nuclear power expected to be operational by 2030 has raised concerns over whether the plan is affordable, triggering criticism from opposition parties and civil society.

The energy ministry has said the government will issue requests for proposals on the new nuclear fleet on 30 September.

http://www.africanreview.com/energy-a-power/renewables/south-africa-s-eskom-projects-to-use-us-11bn-to-fund-nuclear-expansion

Nigeria how far?

Thank God.

HQuadreal:
Thank God.

for?

South Africa produces around 240,300 gigawatt-hours (865,000 TJ) electricity annually.[1]2007 est. Most of this electricity is consumed domestically, but around 12,000 gigawatt-hours[2] are annually exported to Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other Southern African Development Community countries participating in the Southern African Power Pool.[3] South Africa supplements its electricity supply by importing around 9,000 GWh per year from the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric generation station in Mozambique via the 1,920 MW Cahora Bassa high-voltage direct current transmission system of which 1500 MW is sold to South Africa.[4][5]

Most power stations in South Africa are owned and operated by Eskom. These plants account for 95% of all the electricity produced in South Africa and 45% of all electricity produced on the African continent.[6][7]

In terms of share of GDP in 2012, South Africa was the 4th largest investor in renewable power in the world after Uruguay, Mauritius and Costa Rica.[8]

The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are larger than 2 MW capacity. It contains currently operational facilities and facilities under construction. As far as possible the net power output in megawatts is listed, i.e. the maximum power the power station can deliver to the grid.

For notable facilities that are not operating or have been decommissioned see List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

Type Generating capacity [MW]
Total capacity
52,811
Fossil fuels
43,485
Low carbon (renewable, nuclear + imported hydro)
9,326


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_South_Africa

Jazzlite:


for?

South Africa produces around 240,300 gigawatt-hours (865,000 TJ) electricity annually.[1]2007 est. Most of this electricity is consumed domestically, but around 12,000 gigawatt-hours[2] are annually exported to Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other Southern African Development Community countries participating in the Southern African Power Pool.[3] South Africa supplements its electricity supply by importing around 9,000 GWh per year from the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric generation station in Mozambique via the 1,920 MW Cahora Bassa high-voltage direct current transmission system of which 1500 MW is sold to South Africa.[4][5]

Most power stations in South Africa are owned and operated by Eskom. These plants account for 95% of all the electricity produced in South Africa and 45% of all electricity produced on the African continent.[6][7]

In terms of share of GDP in 2012, South Africa was the 4th largest investor in renewable power in the world after Uruguay, Mauritius and Costa Rica.[8]

The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are larger than 2 MW capacity. It contains currently operational facilities and facilities under construction. As far as possible the net power output in megawatts is listed, i.e. the maximum power the power station can deliver to the grid.

For notable facilities that are not operating or have been decommissioned see List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

Type Generating capacity [MW]
Total capacity
52,811
Fossil fuels
43,485
Low carbon (renewable, nuclear + imported hydro)
9,326

Hmmmm Nigeria.

I was expecting such ambitious and audacious blueprint from Fashola....please go through the link

HQuadreal:

Hmmmm Nigeria.

Jazzlite:
I was expecting such ambitious and audacious blueprint from Fashola....please go through the link

Have already follow the link.
Nigeria is far behind in terms of electricity.
in fact everything.

those guys have everything from Nuclear power, fossil power (mainly coal), wind power, solar power, biomass power, gas turbine, hydro power,


Type Capacity [MW]
Coal
40,036
Gas turbine
3,449
Hydro
3,240
Nuclear
1,860
Wind
1,369
Solar PV
1,149
Solar CSP
200
Landfill gas
7.5
Imported Hydro
1,500

Jazzlite:
those guys have everything from Nuclear power, fossil power (mainly coal), wind power, solar power, biomass power, gas turbine, hydro power,


Type Capacity [MW]
Coal
40,036
Gas turbine
3,449
Hydro
3,240
Nuclear
1,860
Wind
1,369
Solar PV
1,149
Solar CSP
200
Landfill gas
7.5
Imported Hydro
1,500

You are very corrct.

see the distance between coal generated power and hydro...... meanwhile our Enugu coals are just there! So much for our governments

why are you comparing south Africa to Nigeria.
Take a look at the news media and check out the names of the people who are regularly featured.
From business to politics, the Nigerian scene is full of inferior people without caliber.
Absolutely no culture of excellence.
That is why religion sells. By the way I will never recommend a nuclear power plant for a country who needs foreigners to build her roads and make biscuits, candles and toothpicks
Hashtag absolutely useless.

I know you are passionate about this society....must we wait till our children's future become erased too? Power generation is no rocket science...and it should be widespread... not hydro or gas dependent solely. we beat these southies in their own country they are not superior to us...what is wrong?!

oduastates:
why are you comparing south Africa to Nigeria.
Take a look at the news media and check out the names of the people who are regularly featured.
From business to politics, the Nigerian scene with inferior people without caliber.

OK

I don't how long it will be before people finally accept the obvious....SA has no match in Africa
The first pic is in Nigeria and the second shows South Africa