SKM_C65821041312240

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa has set aside a Provisional Atmospheric Emission Licence (PAEL) issued to Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Ltd on 14 February 2019. The decision was based on the fact that the PAEL was linked to an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the Thabametsi Coal-Fired Power Plant, which had been set aside and declared null and void by a court agreement on 19 November 2020.

• The PAEL was invalidated because it was directly linked to an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the Thabametsi Coal-Fired Power Plant, which was set aside and rendered null and void by a court agreement on 19 November 2020.
• The appeal against the PAEL, filed by Earthlife Africa and Groundwork and represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), was based on several grounds, including inadequate assessments of air quality impacts, cumulative impacts, health impacts, and the fitness of the Japanese company Marubeni.
• The legal history of the project included a 2017 court ruling in Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others, which determined that a climate change impact assessment (CCIA) was a relevant consideration for the Environmental Authorisation application.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). SKM_C65821041312240. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LSA-190078-Appeal-Decision-signed-12-04-2021.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SKM_C65821041312240. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LSA-190078-Appeal-Decision-signed-12-04-2021.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndskmc65821041312240, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SKM\_C65821041312240}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LSA-190078-Appeal-Decision-signed-12-04-2021.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }