U.S. nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric Co.’s Belgian subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Belgium has succeeded in blocking a $315-million South African nuclear plant refit contract that had been awarded earlier to Westinghouse’s French rival Areva.
The South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has directed state-owned power utility Eskom, which awarded the contract for the design, maintenance and installation of six new steam generators at the 1,840 MW Koeberg nuclear power station in August 2014, to “start the tender process again.” The court, however, rejected a plea to substitute Areva with Westinghouse.