Nuclear the cheapest - subsidises renewables‚ says minister

03 September 2015 - 12:46
By Jan-Jan Joubert

Nuclear energy is the cheapest source of energy in South Africa‚ and is subsidising renewable energy‚ says energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. Another day of heated parliamentary debate as ministers refused to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the proposed nuclear new build deal.Opposition MPs were blocked by minister after minister in yesterday's parliamentary question session as they tried to get through the obfuscation to the truth about the deal‚ rumoured to be worth R1 trillion - a...

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