scanning-dbsa.org_20180906_160648-ff76aa543bea81b0.pdf
Summary
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) informed the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) that it would not provide written reasons for its decisions to finance the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal fired power plants, arguing that such decisions are not 'administrative action' under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (PAJA) and are protected by client confidentiality.
Key insights
- The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) declined a request from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to provide written reasons for decisions to finance the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal fired power plants. The DBSA cited a confidential relationship with clients and asserted that its funding decisions do not constitute "administrative action" under section 5 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (PAJA).
Cite the original document
- APA
- Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). scanning-dbsa.org_20180906_160648-ff76aa543bea81b0.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scanning@dbsa.org_20180906_160648.pdf?x21779
- Chicago
- Centre for Environmental Rights. scanning-dbsa.org_20180906_160648-ff76aa543bea81b0.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scanning@dbsa.org_20180906_160648.pdf?x21779.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=scanning-dbsa.org_20180906_160648-ff76aa543bea81b0.pdf |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scanning@dbsa.org_20180906_160648.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndscanningdbsaorg20180906160648ff76aa543bea81b0pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{scanning-dbsa.org\_20180906\_160648-ff76aa543bea81b0.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/scanning@dbsa.org_20180906_160648.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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