PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RESPECT OF THE GENERATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED KHANYISA AND THABAMETSI INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting for Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, submitted a formal request to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) regarding the proposed public hearings for the Khanyisa and Thabametsi coal-fired power stations. The CER argues that proceeding with hearings on 27 March 2018 would be premature and procedurally unfair unless all supplemental application information is disclosed and sufficient preparation time is granted.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) requests that NERSA immediately release all supplemental information and submissions provided by Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Limited and ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station RF (Pty) Limited since their original applications in October and November 2016.
• CER and its clients, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, object to the withholding of certain application documents by NERSA and the redactions present in the application documents provided by ACWA.
• CER asserts that a minimum of one month's notice is required before hearings to ensure a fair process, as clients need time to consult experts and community members, review new information, update objections made over a year prior, prepare presentations, and arrange logistics.
• The CER warns that failing to provide adequate time and information would violate the clients' rights under the National Energy Regulator Act, 2005 (NERA) and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (PAJA).

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2018). PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RESPECT OF THE GENERATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED KHANYISA AND THABAMETSI INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CER-Letter-to-NERSA-27-2-18.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RESPECT OF THE GENERATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED KHANYISA AND THABAMETSI INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS. 2018. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CER-Letter-to-NERSA-27-2-18.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2018public, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RESPECT OF THE GENERATION LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED KHANYISA AND THABAMETSI INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CER-Letter-to-NERSA-27-2-18.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }