China's nuclear companies eyeing massive South African tender

China's nuclear companies are promoting their own technology in South Africa, which is set to offer the largest tender in the country's history-an estimated 1 trillion rand ($93 billion) contract to build six new nuclear reactors by 2030.

South Africa marks a potential new market for Chinese nuclear companies, including State Nuclear Power Technology Corp and China General Nuclear Power Corp.

"We have been planning years ahead for cooperation. If we lose this golden opportunity to export our reactors there this time, we will have to wait another 50 to 60 years," said an employee at Beijing-based State Nuclear Power Technology Corp who preferred to remain anonymous.