annexure-a-26333ba73b763b35.pdf

A formal request sent on 29 November 2016 by the Life After Coal Campaign and other environmental organisations to the South African Minister of Energy, seeking an extension for public comment on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update and demanding the release of critical supporting documents.

• The Life After Coal Campaign and associated organisations requested that the public comment deadline for the IEP and IRP Update be extended from 15 February 2017 to 31 March 2017. They further requested at least 60 additional days for comment on scenarios and 30 days for comment on the policy-adjusted IRP.
• The organisations argue that the Department of Energy failed to provide all promised annexures by 29 November 2016. While the EPRI Report on Technology Costs and the CSIR Demand Forecast Report were available, documents regarding decommissioning dates, technology learning rates, discount rates, and additional assumptions were missing.
• The petitioners requested access to several specific documents to enable meaningful submissions, including recommendations from the Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy (MACE) IRP Working Group, a study by the Department's Nuclear branch, detailed decommissioning plans and cost estimates for Eskom and Kelvin coal-fired power stations, and a list of coal mines that would close due to decommissioning.
• The organisations criticised the planned public participation process as inadequate, noting that only 8 workshops in 8 cities across 8 of the 9 provinces were scheduled. They specifically highlighted the need for more workshops in coal-impacted areas such as the Mpumalanga Highveld.
• The document asserts that the current process violates the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (PAJA) and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, because it does not provide a fair or transparent opportunity for public participation in policy-making.
• The IRP 2010, promulgated in May 2011, was intended to be revised every two years, meaning an update should have occurred by 2012; however, the current IRP Update and IEP are described as long overdue.

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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndannexurea26333ba73b763b35pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{annexure-a-26333ba73b763b35.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Annexure-A.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }