U.S Agency to Support 2500MW Nuclear Project in South Africa

Suggestions To Secure Reliable Energy Supply Through Construction Of 2500MW New Nuclear Project, United States International…

U.S Agency to Support 2500MW Nuclear Project in South Africa

Development Finance Corp. pledged to support NuScale Power LLC, a U.S. nuclear energy technology firm, to develop 2500 megawatts of power in South Africa. South Africa’s government drafted an economic recovery plan in conjunction with business and labor groups several months ago in a bargaining forum known as the National Economic Development and Labour Council, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A version of the strategy that was discussed by the cabinet this week, and seen by Bloomberg, includes suggestions to secure reliable energy supply through the construction of new 2500MW nuclear Project. The draft envisages 23 billion rand ($1.4 billion) being allocated to galvanize private investment in infrastructure and 4.5 billion rand being spent on public transport over the next 12 months, but provides scant detail on where the money will come from.

The DFC, which ended its prohibition on supporting nuclear Project in July, signed a letter of intent to support NuScale’s bid for South Africa’s independent power producer program, the development bank said in an emailed statement on Friday. “If successful, NuScale would be the first U.S. nuclear energy IPP on the continent and would help support energy resilience and security in one of Africa’s leading economies,” the DFC said.

This news was originally published at bloombergquint.com