South Africa is planning a proposal by the end of the month to add 9,600 megawatts of nuclear power to the national grid, a senior energy official said on Wednesday.
Thabane Zulu, director general at the Department of Energy, told reporters in Cape Town that the discussions were ongoing with the Treasury about the costs of the plants.
But analysts have estimated it could cost more than $100 billion.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed their first point in qualifying after drawing 0-0 with South Africa in their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at Cape Town Stadium.
Chances were hard to come by in the opening 45 minutes, as South Africa and Nigeria went into the halftime break with the scores tied at 0-0.
South Africa were seeing a lot of the ball early on, and were asking most of the questions in the first half, with Sibusiso Vilakazi proving to be a bit of trouble for the Nigeria defence.
The home side nearly went ahead in the eighth minute as Manla Masango broke down the right flank and his cross ended at up at the feet of Oupa Manyisa, but his effort was blocked by Efe Ambrose.
It took a while for Stephen Keshi’s men to get into the game and they produced their first meaningful effort on target, with Nosa Igiebor blasting just over the bar from the edge of the area.
Keshi was hoping to see more from Russia-based duo, Ahmed Musa and Emmanuel Emenike, with the latter virtually non-existent in the first half.
Tokelo Rantie came close to giving Bafana the lead in the 60th minute, the striker latched onto a through ball from Andile Jali, before firing one into the side-netting.
The Super Eagles nearly took the lead in the 80th minute, as substitute Osaguona’s header was cleared off the line by Erick Mathoho.
Minutes later and South Africa almost went ahead, as Rantie was left one on one with Austin Ejide, but the Super Eagles goalkeeper did well to deny the striker.
Keshi’s men pushed on for the winner in the closing stages but they could not break the deadlock and had to settle for a point.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed their first point in qualifying after drawing 0-0 with South Africa in their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at Cape Town Stadium.
Chances were hard to come by in the opening 45 minutes, as South Africa and Nigeria went into the halftime break with the scores tied at 0-0.
South Africa were seeing a lot of the ball early on, and were asking most of the questions in the first half, with Sibusiso Vilakazi proving to be a bit of trouble for the Nigeria defence.
The home side nearly went ahead in the eighth minute as Manla Masango broke down the right flank and his cross ended at up at the feet of Oupa Manyisa, but his effort was blocked by Efe Ambrose.
It took a while for Stephen Keshi’s men to get into the game and they produced their first meaningful effort on target, with Nosa Igiebor blasting just over the bar from the edge of the area.
Keshi was hoping to see more from Russia-based duo, Ahmed Musa and Emmanuel Emenike, with the latter virtually non-existent in the first half.
Tokelo Rantie came close to giving Bafana the lead in the 60th minute, the striker latched onto a through ball from Andile Jali, before firing one into the side-netting.
The Super Eagles nearly took the lead in the 80th minute, as substitute Osaguona’s header was cleared off the line by Erick Mathoho.
Minutes later and South Africa almost went ahead, as Rantie was left one on one with Austin Ejide, but the Super Eagles goalkeeper did well to deny the striker.
Keshi’s men pushed on for the winner in the closing stages but they could not break the deadlock and had to settle for a point.
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between South Africa and Nigeria will be played in Cape Town.
The Super Eagles face Rwanda at home on September 6 in their opening match of the qualifying campaign before traveling to South Africa for the Bafana Bafana clash at the Cape Town Stadium on September 10.
Nigeria are in Group A with South Africa, Rwanda and Sudan and the defending African Champions are expected to cruise through and qualify for the African showpiece being hosted by Morocco in January – February 2015 .
The last time Nigeria played in Cape Town was during the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in January 2014 where along the way to finishing runners up they beat hosts South Africa 3-1.