CAPE TOWN - Eskom chief operating officer Brian Molefe said on Wednesday it was both urgent and feasible for South Africa to obtain more nuclear plants.

“We think that a nuclear programme is feasible in South Africa because nuclear plants typically have a life of beyond 60 years.

"The payback period, irrespective of what the amount is, typically is about 20 years,” he told Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises.

“So it is feasible to fund and operate further nuclear plants in South Africa and in fact it is urgent that we do so.”