<P> The power station was constructed near Cape Town to be the sole provider of power in the Western Cape after fossil - fuel power stations were deemed too small and too expensive to be viable . Nuclear power was considered because it was more economical than transporting coal to the existing fossil - fuel power stations , and construction of new fossil - fuel power - stations , which would have required 300 m tall chimneys to comply with clean - air legislation . Athlone Power Station in the city was too small to provide Cape Town 's needs , and the Paarden Island power station ( itself too small ) has been demolished . </P>
<P> The power station was constructed near Cape Town to be the sole provider of power in the Western Cape after fossil - fuel power stations were deemed too small and too expensive to be viable . Nuclear power was considered because it was more economical than transporting coal to the existing fossil - fuel power stations , and construction of new fossil - fuel power - stations , which would have required 300 m tall chimneys to comply with clean - air legislation . Athlone Power Station in the city was too small to provide Cape Town 's needs , and the Paarden Island power station ( itself too small ) has been demolished . </P>
why the koeberg power plant was built in the western cape
why the koeberg power plant was built in the western cape
more economical
more economical