R500-billion question hangs over South Africa’s nuclear plans
The department of electricity & energy has “categorically” denied that its public consultation on 5.2GW of new nuclear is a charade, after energy analyst Chris Yelland, a long-time critic of new nuclear build, suggested that minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa had already made up his mind. Yelland put the question to Zizamele Mbambo, the department’s deputy director-general…