APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONEMNTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO NEWSHELF 1282 (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 1200MW COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE – IPP THABAMETSI POWER STATION NEAR LEPHALALE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE

This document is a formal letter from the Centre for Environmental Rights, acting on behalf of Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg, submitting an appeal to the Minister of Environmental Affairs against the integrated environmental authorisation granted to Newshelf 1282 (Pty) Ltd for the construction of the 1200MW coal-fired Thabametsi Power Station near Lephalale, Limpopo Province.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights, representing Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg, has filed an appeal under Section 43 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, against an integrated environmental authorisation issued to Newshelf 1282 (Pty) Ltd.
• The appeal contests the authorisation for the establishment of the IPP Thabametsi Power Station, which is designed as a 1200MW coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure located near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province.
• The integrated environmental authorisation being appealed was originally issued on 25 February 2015 and subsequently amended on 17 March 2015.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2015). APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONEMNTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO NEWSHELF 1282 (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 1200MW COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE – IPP THABAMETSI POWER STATION NEAR LEPHALALE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-Letter-Thabametsi-Appeal-11-5-15.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONEMNTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO NEWSHELF 1282 (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 1200MW COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE – IPP THABAMETSI POWER STATION NEAR LEPHALALE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE. 2015. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-Letter-Thabametsi-Appeal-11-5-15.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2015appeal, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 43 NATIONAL ENVIRONEMNTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AGAINST THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION ISSUED TO NEWSHELF 1282 (PTY) LTD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 1200MW COAL-FIRED POWER STATION AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE – IPP THABAMETSI POWER STATION NEAR LEPHALALE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CER-Letter-Thabametsi-Appeal-11-5-15.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }