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• South African fuel supply contract for Westinghouse

  Westinghouse has been awarded a $30 million contract by South African utility Eskom to supply fuel for the Koeberg nuclear power plant near Cape Town between late 2011 and 2015. Posted Dec 03 2009, 11:20 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Westinghouse, Eskom, South Africa, contract, fuel, agreement, koeberg

• Eskom shelves new nuclear project

  South African utility Eskom has announced that it will not proceed with construction of a second nuclear power plant at a cost of some $12 billion, citing financial constraints. Posted Dec 05 2008, 07:40 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Eskom

• Eskom tender winner by year end?

  [Bloomberg, Engineering News; 13 November] South African state utility Eskom still plans to announce its preferred bidder to build a nuclear power plant by the end of the year, despite doubts on the future of the project expressed by a government official. Eskom spokesman Fani Zulu told the press that the outcome of the process to select the builder of a 120 billion-rand ($11.7 billion) nuclear power would be announced by the end of the year. Two consortia, one led by Areva of France and the other by Toshiba-owned Westinghouse, are vying for the contract. Meanwhile, Tseliso Maqubela, acting deputy director general at the country's Department of Minerals and Energy, told journalists that plans for the new plant would have to be rethought in the light of the current economic situation. Speaking at a conference on energy in southern Africa, he said "To say that we can proceed with the nuclear build the way we had envisioned would be misleading - we need to prioritise." Maqubela reaffirmed that nuclear would nevertheless remain an important part of South Africa's future energy mix. Posted Nov 14 2008, 11:04 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Eskom

• Eskom's nuclear plan hit by crises

  Plans by South African utility Eskom to invest heavily in new nuclear generating capacity look uncertain. Political turmoil and doubts about the ability to secure international funding have fuelled concerns that the country's energy woes are far from resolution. Posted Sep 25 2008, 10:14 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Eskom

• Koeberg maintenance the least of Eskom's tasks

  Recent weeks have seen two unwanted outages at South Africa's Koeberg nuclear power plant. The effects on the fine balance of supply and demand would be unwelcome as owner Eskom struggles to maintain nuclear build plans. Posted Aug 22 2008, 11:10 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Eskom, Keoberg

• Eskom: 'How much for a dozen?'

  Twelve nuclear power reactors could be ordered at once by struggling South African generator Eskom. Areva and Westinghouse both said they would submit proposals later this year. Posted Feb 01 2008, 05:35 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Eskom

• Power crisis hits South Africa

  Top executives from Eskom were called to explain the causes of blackouts to South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki. Supply problems spilled over to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe as demand outpaced supply. Posted Jan 21 2008, 10:12 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Eskom, South Africa