The two energy giants on October 17 hosted a joint session at the annual African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town titled ‘Powering Africa’s future through collaborative energy solutions,’ reports News24. The attendees were introduced to state-of-the-art technologies including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs), and large-scale NPPs. A floating reactor can also be fitted quite quickly,” Neethling said, adding that nuclear energy would also be a clean and sustainable energy solution. South Africa has 14 coal-fired power plants, and one NPP, Koeberg, operated by the state-run power utility Eskom. “There is a choice in South Africa to destroy the economy completely [with the ongoing energy crisis] or bring in nuclear energy to save South Africa,” Neethling was quoted by the news agency as saying.
