Russian state nuclear company ready and willing to assist Eskom

GAUTENG – The Russian state nuclear company Rosatom is peddling nuclear technology as a solution to South Africa’s ongoing power crisis and loadshedding. Rosatom is keen on being involved in setting up a nuclear power station in South Africa. The group has a land-based small modular reactor, much like the Karpowership ships, only nuclear and wants to build three more of these for energy generation. However, this is no short-term solution to load shedding and would take up to seven to ten years to get any deal signed.