南非推进新建核电站项目

Core Points - South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, announced the decision to maintain the environmental permit for the construction of new nuclear power plants by the South African National Power Company [1] - The new nuclear power project received environmental approval in October 2017 but faced long-term appeals from environmental organizations [1] - The minister stated that the decision to uphold the environmental permit does not allow the South African National Power Company to commence construction, as additional permits are required from various regulatory bodies [1] Group 1 - The new nuclear power plant project has a planned capacity of 4000 megawatts and is proposed to be built in De Aar, Western Cape, near the existing Koeberg nuclear power station [1] - Koeberg nuclear power station, operational since the 1980s, has a total capacity of 1940 megawatts, contributing 4.2% to the national electricity generation [1]