Minister re-affirms SA's commitment to Mmamabula

He told Parliament that South Africa is looking at many options to bolster its power supply and nuclear energy is one of them just like the Mmamabula project. Kedikilwe is the  Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources. He said demand for power in the region is currently growing at about four percent per annum, which translates to 1,600 mw per year. This means that power providers in the region like Eskom of South Africa and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) are constantly evaluating various options to meet the growing demand. Kedikilwe said that for Eskom nuclear energy is one of the options. South Africa is also keenly interested in the Inga power project in the DRC, which Botswana has a stake in.

There have been fears that South Africa's commitment to the Mmamabula project will be compromised by its recent partnership agreement with French nuclear giant, Areva. This prompted Palapye MP, Moiseraele Goya to ask Kedikilwe in Parliament for an explanation.