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Eskom's Koeberg nightmare: Bosses on warpath over 'out of control' R20bn nuclear plant upgrade project

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Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
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Eskom has started a sweeping forensic probe into the cause of delays as well as claims running into hundreds of millions of rands linked to contracts worth R20 billion related to the refurbishment of Koeberg nuclear power station.

This comes after the power utility's chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, stated in a recent generation board meeting that it appeared Eskom was "not in control" of the contracts linked to major upgrades to extend the life of Eskom's only nuclear power station by another 20 years.

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