2020 PROPOSED DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW GENERATION CAPACITY

The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting for the Life After Coal Campaign, submitted a letter to the IPP Office of the Department of Energy requesting urgent clarification on the status of coal-fired power projects in relation to a draft determination for new generation capacity.

• The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy signed a draft determination on 18 February 2020 for new generation capacity, which includes 6800MW of renewable energy, 513 MW from storage, 3000 MW from gas, and 1500 MW from coal.
• The Centre for Environmental Rights is seeking clarification on whether the 1500 MW of new coal capacity allocated for 2023 to 2027 includes the 900 MW previously allocated to the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal IPPs, who were identified as "preferred bidders" in October 2016.
• The Centre forS for Environmental Rights has requested information regarding the commercial and financial close deadlines for the Khanyisa and Thabametsi projects, as well as the status of the Khanyisa project following the expiry of its environmental authorisation.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2020). 2020 PROPOSED DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW GENERATION CAPACITY. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CER-Letter-to-IPP-Office-30-3-20.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. 2020 PROPOSED DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW GENERATION CAPACITY. 2020. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CER-Letter-to-IPP-Office-30-3-20.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights20202020, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{2020 PROPOSED DETERMINATIONS FOR NEW GENERATION CAPACITY}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CER-Letter-to-IPP-Office-30-3-20.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }