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In an order dated 27 May 2021 handed down today, the Pretoria High Court in South Africa declared that the environmental approval for the planned 600MW Khanyisa coal-fired power station has expired.
Khanyisa would have been built on the outskirts of Emalahleni, already plagued by toxic air pollution.
The
court orderis effectively the final nail in the coffin for the proposed coal plant – backed by Saudi company ACWA Power – which has met countless legal and other hurdles since its inception.
The ruling came as a result of a legal challenge to the project’s environmental authorisation by environmental justice group
Environment 1 Khanyisa power station 0 Court ruling is the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for the independent coal-fired power station BL PREMIUM 03 June 2021 - 12:10 Lisa Steyn
A court ruling to invalidate environmental approvals for the Khanyisa power station has dealt a deadly blow to the proposed project.
In a ruling handed down by the high court in Pretoria on Thursday, it was declared that environmental approval for the planned 600MW Khanyisa coal-fired power station has expired.
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