Consultation paper on concurrence with the ministerial determination on the procurement of 2 500 MW generation capacity from nuclear

Abstract

According to section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No 4 of 2006 NERSA is required to appropriately apply its regulatory reviews and make decisions prior to the conclusion of the determination process by the Minister of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (NERSA received Section 34 determinations from Minister of DMRE for the procurement of 2 500 MW of new generation capacity from nuclear technology. This is in line with Decision 8 of the Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity published as GN 1360 of 18 10 2019 in Government Gazette No 42784 (IRP 2019). The determined 2 500 MW nuclear capacity is assumed to reach commercial operation by 2030 in the IRP 2019. The capacity is to provide clean base supply capacity in response to the approximately 11 0 GW of coal capacity being decommissioned by 2030 as well as to maintain supply demand balance and improve energy security. This submission forms the CSIR’s written comments on the consultation paper published by NERSA in November 2020 on the prospective concurrence with the ministerial determination on the procurement of 2 500 MW generation capacity from nuclear technology.