Greenpeace and SA Government in talks

During a press briefing at the ICC on Thu, 1 Dec Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said Government will further engage Greenpeace Africa on the organisation’s report which highlights impacts of the Kusile coal-fired power plant on people.

Ω Government will spend in the region of R180 billion to fund construction of Kusile.

π The report in Greenpeace’s possession, compiled by the University of Pretoria, shows Kusile’s impact on people will be around R60 billion a year.

Responding to another question on the amount South Africa is prepared to pay for its nuclear energy projects, Molewa stressed that “irrespective of how much the country is willing to pay for nuclear energy developments, as long as the projects will benefit South Africans in terms of localisation and the creation of jobs”, such projects will proceed as planned.