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            <description><![CDATA[The Energy Council of South Africa, a public-private partnership at CEO level, has announced the opening of nominations for the country’s inaugural National Energy Awards, which are endorsed by the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE). The purpose of the awards is to highlight and celebrate beneficial impact and rapid progress across the national electricity sector.   “The positive change and delivery happening across our energy sector is generally not visible to most South Africans and yet the energy transition is one of the most fundamental and rapidly evolving local and global themes,” explained Energy Council CEO James Mackay. “These awards not only celebrate our own Mzansi success but will also start to showcase our positive progress against international standards and peers.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>IAEA forecasts significant growth in global nuclear power generation in coming decades</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In its forty-sixth annual forecast, now entitled 'Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2060', released at its seventieth General Conference on Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) predicted that global nuclear energy generation capacity could increase by more than 200% by 2060. (This is the first edition of the report to look out to 2060.) Small modular reactors (SMRs) are set to play a major part in this expansion. “The IAEA projections show the increasing role of nuclear power in meeting the world’s growing electricity needs,” highlighted IAEA director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi. “To realise this potential, investment in new nuclear capacity and reactor lifetime extensions will be essential.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>IAEA reports uranium resources adequate to meet growing nuclear fuel demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that global uranium production is increasing, to meet the rising demand from the nuclear energy sector. However, for the longer term, it is necessary for new projects to be developed and come on stream. These findings are in 'Uranium 2026: Resources, Production and Demand', a joint report of the IAEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Worldwide, on January 1, 2025 there had been 418 commercial nuclear reactors in operation, with a total generating capacity of 378 GW(e). Fuelling these required some 64 500 tons of uranium (tU) a year (tU/y). There were another 23 reactors, with a total capacity of 19.7 GW(e), in a state of suspended operation.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Eskom's R30-billion profit for its 2026 financial year, as well as the lower sales and rising municipal debt and electricity theft that weigh on the State-owned entity's sustainability.]]></description>
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            <title>Koeberg takes Unit 1 offline after turbine trip</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom says Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was taken offline safely and within procedure early on August 28 following a turbine trip. The cause of the turbine trip is currently under investigation. Eskom will provide updates as new information becomes available.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Specialist industrial services contractor KAEFER has been in continuous service of State-owned power utility Eskom for 30 years. KAEFER South Africa MD Jayson Cleaver says the relationship with Eskom spans the breadth of the utility's generation fleet, from conventional coal-fired power stations to the country's only nuclear facility at Koeberg. Rather than operating as a single-trade contractor, KAEFER deploys complementary specialist services within a single project scope: access solutions; insulation; surface protection; and passive fire protection.]]></description>
            <author>Lynne Davies</author>
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            <title>ASPI's Quantum Leap evaluating metal conversion opportunities in Namibia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes’ (ASPI’s) nuclear fuels subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy is evaluating metal conversion opportunities in Namibia. A public environmental- and social-impact assessment and consultation process has started for a proposed pilot-scale hydrofluorination and fluorination facility in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia as part of this evaluation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ASP Isotopes says revenues increasing, three business units at inflection point for profitability</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes (ASPI) says all its business units are making considerable progress, group revenues are increasing and three of its business units are at an inflection point and expected to make substantial contributions to achieving profitability in the near term. In an update to shareholders before the publication of the company's second-quarter financial results, ASPI CEO and executive chairperson Paul Mann says the two divisions responsible for the majority of near to mid-term earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) targets, namely radiopharmaceutical production company PET Labs and liquefied helium (LHe) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer Renergen, are operating ahead of internal expectations in terms of timing and potential profitability.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic partnerships and investment to secure South Africa's energy future, with opportunities underpinned by the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) 2025. He acclaimed that the IRP, approved late last year, articulated in the most comprehensive way, the various energy sources being pursued in South Africa, dealt with issues around emissions and sustainability and outlined the costs associated with each source.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Development stage nuclear fuels company Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) has signed a research agreement with the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to advance and derisk the commercial production of high-purity uranium hexafluoride (UF6), which is a critical feedstock in the existing nuclear fuel enrichment supply chain. This agreement reflects the growing momentum across Texas' nuclear industry and highlights the value of collaboration in strengthening the domestic US nuclear fuel supply chain.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Rapidly increasing global nuclear energy capacity would involve significant challenges</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), an entity of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has cautioned that successfully fulfilling global ambitions to significantly increase the quantity of nuclear energy will necessitate a major acceleration in the increase of the nuclear workforce, available finance and supply chains. This is the assessment contained in its new report, 'Nuclear Energy Outlook: Global Installed Capacity to 2050 and Beyond'. For decades, the development of nuclear energy suffered from inaction on the part of OECD States, it points out. But now, an increasing number of both OECD and Global South countries are viewing nuclear energy as a key means of achieving energy security, environmental and industrial competitiveness goals.]]></description>
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            <title>Necsa and University of Pretoria have signed an MoU to collaborate in the nuclear sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria (UP) to create a framework for bilateral cooperation regarding research and development (R&D), technology innovation, education and training, as well as skills development. The intent is to develop South Africa’s next generation of nuclear scientists, engineers and other professionals to support the country’s development.    “Necsa’s collaboration with the [UP] ...]]></description>
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            <title>Necsa, Siemens Energy form energy technology partnership</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and energy technology company Siemens Energy have signed a nonbinding agreement to strengthen collaboration in energy, technology and innovation. The agreement establishes a framework for cooperation between the two organisations focused on supporting power generation, including new technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs).]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Ramokgopa urges Africa to turn cross-border power plans into bankable projects</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has called for Africa to accelerate the implementation of cross-border electricity infrastructure by converting continental energy plans into bankable projects capable of attracting large-scale investment. Addressing the opening of the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Cape Town on Tuesday, Ramokgopa said the continent needed to accelerate implementation of the African 10-Year Infrastructure Investment Plan for cross-border interconnectivity, which is being advanced under South Africa's G20 presidency.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) expects to identify a partner within the next year for a planned demonstration small modular reactor (SMR), as it steps up efforts to revive local nuclear technology development and expand the country’s future nuclear generation capacity. CEO Loyiso Tyabashe said at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town on Tuesday that Necsa had already issued an expression of interest to the market and hoped to select a development partner “by this time next year”.]]></description>
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            <title>Interviews of candidates to fill nuclear regulator board vacancies have been completed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has completed its interviews of candidates to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) and has agreed on which of them to recommend to Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa for appointment to the board. The vacancies are for the community representative and the labour representative. The final candidates selected by the committee for community representative are Ernest Tladi and Dr Mosebetsi Leotlela. Those recommended for labour representative are Dr Pulane Elsie Molokwane, Dr Margaret Msongi Mkhosi-Motsaathebe, David Lefutso, Dr Nomcebo Serrah Mhlanga, Grant Son, Zandile Matshaya, Mudanalwo Freddy Ndou, and Lean Mayana Makhubele.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK-based data, analytics and business intelligence company GlobalData has forecast that global small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) capacity is set to increase by around six-fold over the period 2025 to 2035. The forecast is in the company’s new report, 'SMR Power Market Update 2026 – Market Size, Segmentation, Major Trends, and Key Country Analysis to 2035'. A significant impetus for this growth is the need to power AI data centres with reliable low-carbon power. “SMR capacity is projected to increase by over a hundredfold by 2040 relative to 2025,” highlighted GlobalData power analyst Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan. “The substantial growth forecast is being driven by surging demand for zero-carbon firm power, industrial cleantech uses, and greater emphasis by policymakers on energy security.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[During this week, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy will, it has announced, interview all 26 shortlisted candidates for the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). Four of these candidates are for the position of community representative on the Board, while the other 22 are candidates to fill the position of labour representative. “The [NNR] is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person under section 3 of the Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999,” explains the Committee. “Its mandate is to regulate, monitor and enforce safety standards to achieve safe operating conditions, prevent nuclear accidents, and mitigate the consequences of such accidents. This ensures the protection of workers, the public, property and the environment against the potentially harmful effects of ionising radiation and radioactive materials.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Necsa outlines plans for rejuvenating South Africa’s nuclear sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), the State-owned company responsible for nuclear research and technology development, as well as the provision of nuclear applications and products, has six high impact programmes aimed at strengthening the country’s nuclear sector and the benefits it provides to the country. “The high impact programmes in our view are a fundamental shift in the Necsa growth strategy that we began implementing on 1 April 2026, focusing on increasing revenue for Necsa and supporting South Africa’s nuclear industry,” highlights Necsa Group CEO Loyiso Tyabashe. “We believe that we built the solid foundation on the back of our turnaround strategy from 2021, that has delivered positive results in financial sustainability, improved operations and governance as well as stability. It should be noted that the six programmes have multiple projects, which will be executed and come on stream over time and beyond the five-year term of the strategy.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Countries prioritising domestic energy options amid ‘largest-ever energy security crisis’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Countries are increasingly prioritising domestic energy resources as they seek to reduce their reliance on imported fuels in response to what the International Energy Agency (IEA)  is describing as the world’s largest-ever energy security crisis, precipitated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Presenting the IEA’s eleventh World Energy Investment report, executive director Fatih Birol said that besides moves to domesticate energy supply amid a growing trust deficit, governments were also reshaping their investment strategies around diversification, electrification and energy efficiency.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Opinion: The electricity conversation nobody is having – tariffs are the market</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, Energy Council of South Africa project delivery senior manager Vasanie Pather writes that, as South Africa's electricity sector moves toward a competitive market, tariffs must ensure full and sustainable cost recovery for system operation and network infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ASPI to make first enriched Si-28 shipments to the US in the third quarter</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/aspi-to-make-first-enriched-si-28-shipments-to-the-us-in-the-third-quarter-2026-05-26</link>
            <description><![CDATA[JSE- and Nasdaq-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has successfully restarted the first 18 stages, comprising segments one and two, of its Silicon-28 (Si-28) enrichment facility, in Pretoria, South Africa. It expects to make initial commercial shipments of enriched Si-28 in the third quarter of this year.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>ENRICHED SILICON-28</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Eskom in early talks with World Bank, other funders for nuclear expansion</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/eskom-in-early-talks-with-world-bank-other-funders-for-nuclear-expansion-2026-05-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's state power utility Eskom is in exploratory talks with the World Bank over funding for a multibillion-dollar nuclear programme that could be launched within 12 months, a senior company official told Reuters on Wednesday. Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5 200 megawatts of new capacity.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Shortlists of nuclear regulator board candidates released by Parliamentary Committee</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/shortlists-of-nuclear-regulator-board-candidates-released-by-parliamentary-committee-2026-04-29</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has released the list of 26 candidates that it has shortlisted for interviews, to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). Four of these were candidates for the community representative and 22 were candidates for the labour representative. “The [NNR] is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person under Section 3 of the Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999,” explained the committee. “The NNR’s mandate is to regulate, monitor, and enforce safety standards to achieve safe operating conditions, prevent nuclear accidents, and mitigate the consequences of such accidents. This ensures the protection of workers, the public, property, and the environment against the potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation and radioactive materials.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>NUCLEAR</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Global energy demand up 1.3% in 2025, electricity demand up by 3% – IEA</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/global-energy-demand-up-13-in-2025-electricity-demand-up-by-3-iea-2026-04-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global energy demand growth slowed to 1.3% in 2025, which is slightly below the preceding decade’s average of 1.4% and significantly lower than in 2024, while global electricity demand increased by about 3%, which is more than twice the rate of overall energy demand growth, says international organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA). The main reasons for the slowdown in global energy demand were lower global economic growth, less extreme temperatures in some regions and rapid uptake of more efficient technologies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>ENERGY DEMAND</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil persists, coal declines, renewables increase by 2040, but global warming to rise through to ...</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/oil-persists-coal-declines-renewables-increase-by-2040-but-global-warming-to-rise-through-to-2100-says-bainco-2026-04-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Even under the low-carbon scenario, modelled by consulting firm Bain & Co in its 'Global Energy and Materials Outlook 2026' report, fossil fuel supply constitutes 52% of global primary energy supply by 2040 and the world warms by 2.1 °C by 2100. Even in the most coordinated decarbonisation scenario, climate impacts are severe and require that capital be allocated to resilience strategies, it notes.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>GLOBAL ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Marleny Arnoldi</editor>
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            <title>Necsa SMR briefing attracts 54 potential partners</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/necsa-smr-briefing-attracts-54-potential-partners-2026-04-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) held, on Thursday, a compulsory briefing for suppliers interested in its expression of interest (EoI) regarding small modular reactors (SMRs). The EoI sought a demonstration on (not of) an SMR, and would close on May 29. The briefing session was attended by 54 potential partners for Necsa's programme. They came from 12 countries, including South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>NUCLEAR</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ASP Isotopes expects first shipments of nuclear medicine, electronics isotopes in 2026</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/asp-isotopes-expects-first-shipments-of-nuclear-medicine-electronics-isotopes-in-2026-2026-04-13</link>
            <description><![CDATA[JSE- and Nasdaq-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes expects to dispatch the first commercial shipments of silicon-28 (Si-28), used to produce advanced electronics, and ytterbium-176 (Yb-176), which is used in nuclear medicine procedures, and carbon-14, which is used in chemical and biological research, during this year. Further, it expects to achieve Phase 1 nameplate production from the Virginia gas project in the third quarter of this year of 58 000 cubic feet a day of liquid helium and 2 500 GJ a day of liquefied natural gas (LNG).]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>SPECIALTY CHEMICALS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Coega, Eskom to ensure new nuclear build leads to inclusive growth, skills development</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/coega-eskom-to-ensure-new-nuclear-build-leads-to-inclusive-growth-skills-development-2026-04-09</link>
            <description><![CDATA[State-owned special economic zone (SEZ) developer the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) and State-owned Eskom have established a three-year strategic framework for cooperation in support of South Africa’s Nuclear New Build Programme (NNBP). The two State-owned entities will collaborate across key focus areas, including infrastructure development, industrialisation and localisation, regulatory and site readiness, skills and supplier development, logistics coordination and socioeconomic investment initiatives.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>NEW NUCLEAR</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA has potential to be real player in the battery energy storage system market</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/south-africa-could-be-a-real-player-in-the-battery-energy-storage-system-market-2026-04-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has the potential to develop at least one, and maybe as many as three, internationally competitive gigafactories for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. This is the conclusion of a recent report undertaken for the non-profit and public benefit Localisation Support Fund (LSF) by Ernst & Young Advisory Services (EY-Parthenon). The biggest market will be the local manufacture of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Need and Demand]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>LOCALISATION</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Martin Zhuwakinyu</editor>
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            <title>Opinion: Power beyond borders – regional trade could boost SA’s energy security</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/opinion-power-beyond-borders-regional-trade-could-boost-sas-energy-security-2026-04-01</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Without regional trade, South Africa’s market will remain shallower, more volatile and less resilient to future power supply shocks, writes Africa GreenCo co-founder and chief commercial officer Cathy Oxby. Eskom is edging closer to a year without loadshedding, recently surpassing the 300-day mark – the longest stretch of uninterrupted power supply in years. Eskom Generation’s recovery plan, support from National Treasury’s debt relief for the utility and wider power sector reforms that have unlocked private generation capacity have all helped reduce power cuts.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
            <category>ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Necsa launches an expression of interest into Small Modular Reactor technologies</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) issued, on Tuesday, an expression of interest (EoI), to invite technology providers, organisations and consortia, with the appropriate qualifications and experience, to partner in a Small Modular (nuclear) Reactor (SMR) programme in South Africa. Such a partnership will develop, customise, demonstrate and deploy SMRs in the country, for a number of purposes. This initiative is aligned with Decision 4 of the national Integrated Resources Plan ...]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>NUCLEAR</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>ASPI subsidiary collaborates with UK university on advanced laser research facility</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has announced that a UK subsidiary of Quantum Leap Energy (QLE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASPI dedicated to advancing innovative technologies and processes across critical segments of the fission and fusion nuclear fuel cycle, has begun a strategic collaboration with the University of Bristol for the design of a ‘state-of-the-art’ lithium laser research facility in the UK. In a media release, the parties express that this collaboration marks a significant milestone in QLE's commercial strategy to meet rapidly growing market demand for advanced nuclear fuels.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
            <category>RESEARCH</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Eskom hails performance of upgraded Koeberg nuclear reactor</title>
            <link>https://newsletter-en.creamermedia.com/article/eskom-hails-performance-of-upgraded-koeberg-nuclear-reactor-2026-03-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Power utility Eskom on Tuesday highlighted the success of the upgrade of the second reactor (known as Unit 2) of its two-reactor Koeberg nuclear power plant, located north of Cape Town. On Monday (March 9), Unit 2 had accumulated 365 days of uninterrupted operation, with an average energy availability factor (EAF) of 99.4%. In practice, this meant that Unit 2 reliably delivered some 946 MW of electricity to the national grid. “This milestone follows major upgrades to Unit 2, which returned to the grid on 30 December 2024 and has operated continuously since 9 March 2025,” pointed out Eskom Group Executive for Generation Bheki Nxumalo. “It showcases the strength of South Africa’s nuclear skills base. The successful installation of the new steam generators highlights the skill and dedication of the Koeberg team, engineers, technicians, operators, and support staff, who have worked tirelessly to ensure the unit runs safely and efficiently.”]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
            <category>NUCLEAR</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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