Foreign and local experts meet later on Monday to help find the best course of action for repairs to Koeberg nuclear power station, which has been responsible for numerous recent power outages in the Western Cape.
Discussions about repairs to one of two faulty generators would be on the agenda, said Carin de Villiers, spokesperson for the nuclear plant.
”What scenario are we looking at and what are we likely to move with; what the implications of that will be from a capacity point of view and so [on].”
As the maintenance work could affect the national power grid, power outages and blackouts in other parts of the country could not be ruled out, said De Villiers.
”It really depends on the route we take.”
De Villiers said the decision-making process was intricate and more information would be released later this week.
At the moment, one unit is down indefinitely and the other is to be shut down for maintenance in just over a month.
Meanwhile, the African Christian Democratic Party had said Eskom needs to play open cards with the public.
”We have the right to know why this is happening. We want to know how staff changes have impacted on the entire situation. Why was maintenance not performed early and thoroughly? Is it poor management?” asked provincial ACDP leader Hansie Louw. – Sapa