The issue of Eskom’s role in the procurement process for South Africa’s nuclear new build programme is said to lie at the heart of Cabinet’s surprise decision to delay the release of the controversial nuclear request for proposals (RFP), which was due for dissemination on September 30. However, it is also apparent that some in government are keen for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity to be agreed and updated prior to commencing with any process to test offers from nuclear vendors. The current IRP iteration, which outlines the inclusion of 9 600 MW of additional nuclear capacity by 2030, contains demand and generation-technology price assumptions that are six years out of date.
Source: www.engineeringnews.co.za
Eskom’s role and outstanding generation plan key to nuclear RFP delay
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