Karpowership
Nersa opposing legal bid to overturn decision to grant Karpowership licences
The Turkish company was granted three licences to generate power on floating ships stationed along the country’s coastline in September.
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Outa seeks to set aside Nersa's decision to award Turkish company licences
Nersa granted Karpowership three generation permits in September, a decision that Outa said was irrational, unreasonable, and taken without regard to relevant considerations.
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Fishing communities fear their livelihoods are threatened by Karpowership plan
Gas energy generation licences approved despite environmental concerns.
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Activists question Nersa's move to approve generating licences for Karpowership
Liz McDaid from Green Connection on Wednesday said that there were several red flags that could be grounds for legal action to stop the process.
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SA regulator approves controversial floating power plants
Turkey-based Karpowership, one of the world's largest floating power plant operators, in March won a government tender to supplement South Africa's fragile electricity supply with gas-to-power projects at three ports.
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Karpowership's application to provide power at ports rejected
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on Thursday rejected the impact assessments submitted by the company.
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Mabuza defends 20-year contracts for emergency power with independent producers
Deputy President Deputy David Mabuza said that the proposed 20-year agreements would go a long way in making electricity tariffs cheaper and addressing power constraints.
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MPs slam govt plan to buy emergency power from powerships
Energy Department officials on Tuesday briefed parliamentarians on efforts to bring independent power producers on board to help tap more power into the economy.
