Restore the power grid | Ramokgopa banks on Koeberg licence extension

CAPE TOWN - Africa's ageing and only nuclear power station near Cape Town will have a longer lifespan.

That’s if Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has his way.

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He's optimistic the lifespan of Eskom's Koeberg nuclear plant will be granted a long-term operational licence.

If not, this will spell further doom for the country.

He was on an oversight visit to Koeberg and said there is visible progress in plant maintenance.