@ Maria, my reading as lay a person to the energy sector tells me that countries are moving away from coal, developed countries that dictate the world agenda have drafted a period within which countries will be required to switch to clean energy. Yes we can use coal now, but for how much more longer? Solar and wind energy are said to be quite expensive to set up,costly to stabilise, to ensure steady supply into the grid over 24hours. Further, there is also a debate that wind turbines are noise polluters and affect wildlife, they kill birds. Small Modular Nuclear plants are said to be safer, easier to manage and competitive with hydroelectricity and may cost less than solar installations.

There are other options to nuclear energy for power generation due to the high costs and risks. We have not fully utilized our coal resources, solar, wind and bio-energy capacities to produce power and diversify our energy mix