Nuclear Energy Companies In South Africa

South africa maintains two pressurized water reactors pwrs koeberg commissioned in 1984 and 1985 respectively which produced 6 7 of south africa s electricity in 2019.

Nuclear energy companies in south africa.

It is the only nuclear power plant in africa and is the most southerly nuclear plant in the world. The current nuclear energy act transitioned the aec to the south african nuclear energy corporation necsa. Koeburg is located about 20 miles from cape town on the west coast of south africa. South africa is the only country in africa with a commercial nuclear power plant.

The name is correctly indicated above although the sequence of letters in the acronym may be taken as suggesting that the name should be the nuclear energy corporation of south africa. The plant is formed of two pressurised water reactors pwr which have a capacity of 970mw offering a combined capacity of 1 94gw. It is the only commercial nuclear power station in africa. The 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 owned by the state.

On 1 july 1985 the nucor and ucor subsidiaries were combined into the atomic energy corporation.