Media reports suggest that South32 is in talks with South African electricity public utility Eskom to source nuclear power for its Hillside Aluminium in South Africa. As per the report, South32 is mulling sourcing half of the total power produced by the 1800MW koeberg nuclear facilities in the Western Cape. South32 CEO Mr Graham Kerr said “The company has been seeking nuclear power for its smelter to make the production sustainable because Europe would only consume green aluminium in the future.”He added “We are willing to pay a premium price for nuclear energy supply because it noticed European customers were paying USD 10 per tonne premium for green aluminium and were likely to spend as much as USD 40 per tonne in the mid-term and much more in the long-term.
Media reports suggest that South32 is in talks with South African electricity public utility Eskom to source nuclear power for its Hillside Aluminium in South Africa. As per the report, South32 is mulling sourcing half of the total power produced by the 1800MW koeberg nuclear facilities in the Western Cape. South32 CEO Mr Graham Kerr said “The company has been seeking nuclear power for its smelter to make the production sustainable because Europe would only consume green aluminium in the future.”He added “We are willing to pay a premium price for nuclear energy supply because it noticed European customers were paying USD 10 per tonne premium for green aluminium and were likely to spend as much as USD 40 per tonne in the mid-term and much more in the long-term.
