Koeberg licence extended by another 20 years
On Monday, the National Nuclear Regulator confirmed that Eskom’s operating licence for unit 1 of Koeberg nuclear power station had been extended for another 20 years.
The licence will now be valid until July 2044.
Unit 1 provides 930MW to the national grid.
The Cape Town-based nuclear plant is the only nuclear power station in Africa and has been operational since 1984.
"As the Koeberg licence will be changed to reflect an end date of 21 July 2044 for unit 1, Eskom will continue to operate the unit until January 2025, when the unit will be shut down for its next scheduled refuelling and maintenance outage," Eskom said in a statement on Monday
"The current licence for Koeberg unit 2 only expires on 9 November 2025, and the Koeberg power station is implementing some of the prerequisites for long-term operation in the current outage.
"Once the current outage is complete, Unit 2 will be returned to service, and the NNR has stated that the decision regarding the long-term operation for unit 2 will only be made at a later date, but prior to 9 November 2025,” the power utility added.
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