KARPOWERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE PORTS OF COEGA, SALDANHA AND RICHARDS BAY – CER DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS

A legal letter from Pinsent Masons Africa LLP, acting on behalf of Karpowership SA (Pty) Ltd, demanding that the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) address allegedly defamatory and misleading statements published on December 6, 2022, regarding Karpowership projects in South Africa.

• Pinsent Masons Africa LLP, representing Karpowership SA (Pty) Ltd, claims that a CER article published on December 6, 2022, containing a "Karpowership Stakeholder Analysis", made defamatory statements regarding "serious environmental and social harms posed by the Karpowership SA project". The firm asserts that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by specialists found no fatal flaws and recommended the projects proceed.
• The legal representative argues that CER's claim that the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) refused environmental authorisations for three power ships in 2021 is misleading. They state the Minister's appeal decision actually required certain EIA aspects to be re-done to address gaps and mandated further public participation.
• The letter disputes a claim by The Green Connection regarding negative impacts on the marine ecosystem and local fisherfolk, asserting that this statement is false because specialist reports were conducted as part of the EIA to evaluate impacts on small scale fishers.
• In response to CER's claims that information on gas projects is difficult for civil society to access, the letter asserts that the Karpowership EIAs have provided detailed information in the public domain, specifically regarding greenhouse gas emissions within the Climate Change Impact Assessment Report.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2022). KARPOWERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE PORTS OF COEGA, SALDANHA AND RICHARDS BAY – CER DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pinsent-Masons-2022-12-08-PM-L-to-CER-fnl741343.1.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. KARPOWERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE PORTS OF COEGA, SALDANHA AND RICHARDS BAY – CER DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS. 2022. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pinsent-Masons-2022-12-08-PM-L-to-CER-fnl741343.1.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=KARPOWERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE PORTS OF COEGA, SALDANHA AND RICHARDS BAY – CER DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS |date=8 December 2022 |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pinsent-Masons-2022-12-08-PM-L-to-CER-fnl741343.1.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2022karpowership, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{KARPOWERSHIP PROJECTS IN THE PORTS OF COEGA, SALDANHA AND RICHARDS BAY – CER DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pinsent-Masons-2022-12-08-PM-L-to-CER-fnl741343.1.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }