South Africa will postpone the procurement process for a new nuclear power station to allow for further public consultation, according to its Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. At a press briefing in Pretoria on Friday (August 16), Ramokgopa said the ministerial determination for the procurement of 2,500 MWe of new nuclear capacity was withdrawn following legal challenges, Reuters reported. The minister announced the delay in the nuclear procurement process, acknowledging that there should have been more public involvement up to this point. Ramokgopa stated that he decided …