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News24 reports that Velaphi Ntuli has returned as the general manager of Koeberg nuclear power station after he was suspended in June 2021 over performance issues – allegations of which he has since been cleared.
At the time of his suspension, Koeberg's Unit 1 had not returned to service in May 2021 as scheduled and the delay contributed to load shedding escalating to Stage 4 in June. Ntuli was subsequently suspended by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter while investigations into the performance of Koeberg power station were conducted. Ntuli, who is an electrical engineering graduate, had started working at Koeberg in 2001 and became head of nuclear engineering in 2016. Following his suspension he was deployed as general manager for coal and clean technology at Eskom. In response to enquiries, Eskom said that there was ultimately "no lack of performance finding" against Ntuli. It added: “In November 2023, Eskom decided to redeploy Mr Ntuli to his previous position as the power station general manager at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as his expertise and experience is crucially needed to assist the power station in completing the steam generator replacement project, Koeberg's long-term operation programme, and continue to safely operate the plant once its licence is granted by the National Nuclear Regulator.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lameez Omarjee at Fin24
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