APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT: NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS, 2014 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO COLENSO POWER (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 1050MW COLENSO COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR COLENSO, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE

The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting on behalf of groundwork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, submitted a formal appeal on 1 March 2016 to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The appeal challenges the integrated environmental authorisation issued on 5 February 2016 for the construction of the 1050MW Colenso coal-fired power station and its associated infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal.

• The appeal is filed against the integrated environmental authorisation granted on 5 February 2016 for the establishment of the 1050MW Colenso coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure near Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
• The appeal was submitted on 1 March 2016 by the Centre for Environmental Rights on behalf of two clients: groundwork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance.
• The submission was made in accordance with Section 43 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 and the National Environmental Management Act: National Appeal Regulations, 2014, specifically regulation 4(2)(a).

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2016). APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT: NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS, 2014 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO COLENSO POWER (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 1050MW COLENSO COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR COLENSO, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-gW-SDCEA-Colenso-Appeal-Cover-Letter-1-3-16.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT: NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS, 2014 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO COLENSO POWER (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 1050MW COLENSO COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR COLENSO, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE. 2016. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-gW-SDCEA-Colenso-Appeal-Cover-Letter-1-3-16.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2016appeal, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT: NATIONAL APPEAL REGULATIONS, 2014 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO COLENSO POWER (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 1050MW COLENSO COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE NEAR COLENSO, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2016}, month = mar, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-gW-SDCEA-Colenso-Appeal-Cover-Letter-1-3-16.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }