South Africa upholds Duynefontein environmental approval, advancing first new Nuclear Plant in 40 years - Africa Sustainability Matters

South Africa upholds Duynefontein environmental approval, advancing first new Nuclear Plant in 40 years - Africa Sustainability Matters

South Africa has moved a contentious step closer to building its first new nuclear power station in four decades. On 8 August, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Dion George dismissed multiple appeals and upheld a 2017 decision that granted Eskom environmental authorisation to construct and operate a 4,000-megawatt plant at Duynefontein, a coastal site just […]