Karpowership to Push Ahead With Two South African Power Plants
- Karpowership to pursue Richards Bay, Saldanha applications
- Objections from five environmental groups were dismissed
Source: Karpowership
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Karpowership will push ahead with bids to secure environmental approval to install two ship-mounted power plants in South African ports.
South African Environment Minister Barbara Creecy dismissed appeals from five environmental groups that sought to block the company from applying for the approval to install a 450-megawatt gas-fired facility at the port of Richards Bay on the northeast coast, according to a ruling seen by Bloomberg. In a separate decision, she allowed Karpowership to pursue environmental approval at Saldanha on the west coast, overturning an earlier decision by her department to deny permission for a 320-megawatt operation.