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South Africa's energy minister delays nuclear tenders

View of the cooling towers at the Golfech nuclear power plant on the border of the Garonne River between Agen and Toulouse, southwestern France, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will delay tendering for new nuclear power stations after requests for consultation and discussion made it impossible to start the process by the end of September as initially planned, the energy minister said on Thursday. A statement said energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson remained "fully committed" to plans for nuclear procurement. (Reporting by TJ Strydom; Editing by Ed Cropley)