WATCH | New nuclear procurement process to be gazetted

JOHANNESBURG - The process that will hopefully see South Africans say goodbye to power cuts, has started.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced, that 2,500 megawatts of nuclear power will be secured.

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Energy regulator NERSA has approved the process, which is now set to be gazetted.

At the same time, energy analyst Chris Yelland says 10 years is a very long time.

Instead, he says the country should have invested in technologies,
that can deliver electricity more quickly and reliably.