Karpowership not coming to SA anytime soon: Green Connection
An environmental justice group says the government's belief that its deal with Karpowership will ease the load shedding crisis is misplaced.
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An environmental justice group says the government's belief that its deal with Karpowership will ease the load shedding crisis is misplaced.
Prepare for days with little power, says energy expert Liziwe McDaid.
It is good news that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally Gazetted a notice declaring that Section 6 of the National Energy Act, which stipulates that an Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) be crafted in consultation with stakeholders and be regularly updated, should come into operation from April 1, 2024. The move follows tireless efforts from environmental justice organisations, Green Connection and the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute, which launched legal action in January to have Section 6 implemented having sought, unsuccessfully, to persuade the President to act for tw...
All three of the 20-year Karpowership ‘emergency power’ plans have come bubbling back to the surface for belated government approval.
Karpowership's stalled plans to affect a 1.2GW electricity supply contract with South Africa has regained momentum.