Nuclear body anxiously preparing for SA move

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) is not sitting by idly while National Treasury and the Department of Energy mull over the various options for the country’s controversial 9 600 MW nuclear build programme. While Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said she would announce the successful bidder at the end of the financial year (March 31 2016), there is concern that the interdepartmental team could delay the process, which has been shrouded in secrecy.