Southern Africa’s only nuclear power plant’s Unit 1 received its long-term operating licence on 15 July 2024, extending its operational life till 21 July 2044 while Unit 2 received its licence in November 2025 to extend operations until 9 November 2045.
Together the two units at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station are now part of a global cohort of more than 120 nuclear reactors which have safely extended their service beyond their original 40-year design life.
The combined units supply approximately 1,860MW of clean, reliable and affordable power to South Africa’s national grid. Unit 2 demonstrated exceptional reliability by operating at 100% Energy Availability Factor for 241 consecutive days in 2025.
LTO licencing followed a successful and comprehensive application by South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom… [download the Nuclear Energy Volume to read the whole story and more]
