a2-7cfbd3ff4f16b34c.pdf

The document is an appeal decision by the Minister of Environmental Affairs of the Republic of South Africa regarding an amendment to the Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the Thabametsi Power Station. The project involves the establishment of a 1200MW coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province. After considering an appeal lodged by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (via the Centre for Environmental Rights), the Minister dismissed the appeal but amended several conditions of the EA to address typographical errors, clarity on water monitoring, and heritage resource requirements.

• The Minister dismissed the appeal against the amendment to the Environmental Authorisation for the Thabametsi Power Station, a proposed 1200MW coal-fired power station to be developed in two 600MW phases.
• The Minister granted condonation for the late filing of the appeal by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, determining that the interests of justice merited the extension due to confusion regarding the transition between the 2010 EIA Regulations and the National Appeal Regulations, 2014.
• The project's water supply is intended to be sourced from the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP) Phase 2, expected to be complete by 2019, or initially from Exxaro Resources.
• The project is expected to create approximately 32,820 jobs during the construction phase and sustain 7,766 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs annually, with 239 positions located at the plant itself.
• The Minister rejected the appellant's claim that the project violates climate change obligations, stating that the facility's contribution to global warming is relatively small in a national and global context.
• The Minister amended the EA to include a new condition (10.6) requiring a Paleontological Impact Assessment Report (PIAR) based on a field assessment and prepared by a qualified paleontologist, following concerns regarding the adequacy of the heritage impact assessment.
• The Minister corrected typographical errors and clarified conditions in the EA regarding runoff water management (Condition 17.2.7) and the establishment of surface water monitoring points (Condition 17.5.4).

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsnda27cfbd3ff4f16b34cpdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{a2-7cfbd3ff4f16b34c.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/A2.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }