Koeberg
Koeberg is a nuclear power station located on the Atlantic coast about 30 kilometres north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the only commercial nuclear power facility on the African continent and is operated by Eskom, South Africa's state-owned electricity utility. The station comprises two pressurised water reactors, each with a net capacity of 920 MW, giving a combined output of 1 840 MW. Koeberg supplies approximately 5% of South Africa's electricity and plays a critical role in providing baseload power to the Western Cape grid. The facility was commissioned in the mid-1980s, with Unit 1 entering commercial operation in 1984 and Unit 2 in 1985. Koeberg has been the subject of ongoing life-extension programmes to extend its operational lifespan beyond the original 40-year design life. The station uses uranium fuel and operates under strict safety and regulatory oversight by the National Nuclear Regulator. Its coastal location provides access to seawater for cooling purposes. Koeberg remains strategically significant to South Africa's energy security and features prominently in national electricity planning, including the Integrated Resource Plan.
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