Thabametsi Power Station, Limpopo Province Motivation for amendment of Environmental Authorisation

This report, prepared by Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd for Thabametsi Power Company Proprietary Limited, motivates for amendments to the Environmental Authorisation (EA) of the Thabametsi Coal-Fired Power Station in Limpopo Province. The proposed changes include extending the EA validity, altering the power line corridor, updating property details, and incorporating conditions from a 2016 Ministerial Appeal Resolution.

• Thabametsi Power Company Proprietary Limited is proposing a coal-fired power station with a maximum generating capacity of 1200MW on the farm Onbelyk 254LQ near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province to provide baseload electricity for the national grid.
• The applicant requests an extension of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) validity period by five years, from 25 February 2018 to 25 February 2023, because delays in financial close occurred due to appeals and ministerial reviews of Climate Change and Palaeontological Impact Assessments.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2018). Thabametsi Power Station, Limpopo Province Motivation for amendment of Environmental Authorisation. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-Amendments-Motivation-Report-03.04.18.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. Thabametsi Power Station, Limpopo Province Motivation for amendment of Environmental Authorisation. 2018. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-Amendments-Motivation-Report-03.04.18.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrights2018thabametsi, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Thabametsi Power Station, Limpopo Province Motivation for amendment of Environmental Authorisation}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-Amendments-Motivation-Report-03.04.18.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }