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May 19, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

S.Africa aims to select nuclear power partner this year

South Africa intends to select this year an international partner to build a series of nuclear power reactors that would end the regular electricity blackouts that have hobbled economic growth, the energy minister told parliament Tuesday. Five nations — Russia, France, China, the United States and South Korea — have been chosen to compete for the controversial contract to build eight nuclear reactors worth up to $50 billion (45 billion

May 19, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

S.Africa aims to select nuclear power partner this year

South Africa intends to select this year an international partner to build a series of nuclear power reactors that would end the regular electricity blackouts that have hobbled economic growth, the energy minister told parliament Tuesday. Five nations — Russia, France, China, the United States and South Korea — have been chosen to compete for the controversial contract to build eight nuclear reactors worth up to $50 billion (45 billion

May 19, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

South Sudan rebels say capture oil refinery, tell firms to leave

By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they had captured a refinery near a major oilfield in Upper Nile State, where fighting has flared up in recent days, and told firms there to shut down operations and evacuate their staff. SPLA-in-Opposition spokesman, James Gatdet Dak, said that the rebels were still fighting government troops in the area that is home to South Sudan’s biggest oilfield