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Karpowership-SA’s plan to generate electricity slowed down following complaint Share Johannesburg - As load shedding soars, independent power producer Karpowership-SA’s plan to generate electricity has been slowed down following a complaint by a local campaign group. The environmental impact assessment of Karpowership-SA’s proposed project in Saldanha Bay will be reopened after The Green Connection advocacy group laid a complaint with the Department for Forestry, Fishing and Environment. The department has halted the company’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) until a...

Department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says there could be criminal charges.

SA’s R218bn Karpowership deal faces scrutiny 03 June 2021 - 07:51 By Antony Sguazzin and Mike Cohen Legal firm Bowmans, which was contracted by lobby group Business Leadership South Africa to evaluate whether approval from the Transnet National Ports Authority would be compliant with the law, identified possible shortcomings in the process. Image: Supplied SA’s plans to tap emergency power from vessel-based plants faces another potential snag, with business groups questioning whether proper processes are being followed to establish the necessary infrastructure. T...

Environmental activists lodge complaint over use of Karpowership for three projects By Kristin Engel Share Cape Town - The use of offshore power plants is back in the crosshairs of activists – this time after Turkish power company Karpowerships has been named as a preferred bidder for three projects fuelled by liquefied natural gas to provide 1220 megawatts of electricity in South Africa, over 20 years. There is concern about the environmental impact the Karpowership may have on the fishing community and marine life at the Port of Saldanha Bay. The Green Connection, an environmental just...

The Green Connection says it has lodged a formal complaint with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment over one of the environmental impact assessments submitted by Karpowership SA.