# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government must deliberately support local companies to build South Africa’s nuclear energy industry. Speaking at the Nuclear and Clean Energy Conference in Pretoria, Ramokgopa says a proposed ten-gigawatt nuclear industrialisation plan must identify local manufacturing capabilities and procurement opportunities. He says businesses need clear specifications and long-term investment certainty. He acknowledges that failures may occur, however government must support innovation and continued development:
Ramokgopa calls for deliberate approach to nuclear industrialisation [SOUND]
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