ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 600 MW COAL-FIRED INDEPENDENT POWER PLANT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR KIPOWER (PTY) LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA / CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

A letter from MacRobert Attorneys to the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding the environmental authorisation for a 600 MW coal-fired independent power plant for KiPower (Pty) Limited in South Africa. The letter confirms the developer's intent to conduct a Climate Change Impact Assessment (CCIA) following a specific court judgement.

• Following the judgement in Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others, the clients of MacRobert Attorneys will conduct a Climate Change Impact Assessment (CCIA) for the proposed 600 MW coal-fired power plant.
• The parties agree that the appropriate legal course of action is to approach the High Court to set aside the Minister's decision on the appeal due to the lack of a CCIA, and to have the matter sent back to the Minister once the CCIA is finished.
• MacRobert Attorneys proposes that the Minister should be the applicant in the High Court application, citing the regulatory policy importance of how CCIAs are applied within Environmental Impact Assessments.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2017). ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 600 MW COAL-FIRED INDEPENDENT POWER PLANT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR KIPOWER (PTY) LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA / CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170503-KiPower-letter-to-CER.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 600 MW COAL-FIRED INDEPENDENT POWER PLANT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR KIPOWER (PTY) LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA / CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT. 2017. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170503-KiPower-letter-to-CER.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2017environmental, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 600 MW COAL-FIRED INDEPENDENT POWER PLANT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR KIPOWER (PTY) LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA / CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170503-KiPower-letter-to-CER.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }