KM_C654e-20160826132125

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs approving an amendment to the Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station, specifically updating the designated holder of the authorisation.

• The Department of Environmental Affairs amended the Environmental Authorisation (EA) originally issued on 25 February 2015 for the establishment of the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station and its associated infrastructure, located near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province.
• The specific amendment approved by the Department changes the holder of the environmental authorisation from Sanjith Mungroo of Newshelf 1282 (Pty) Ltd to Harutoshi Nakamura on behalf of Toshihiro Maruo (Director of Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Ltd).
• The Department instructed the applicant to notify all registered interested and affected parties of the amendment and the appeal provisions in writing within 14 days of the decision date.
• Under section 43(7) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998, any appeal lodged against the decision will suspend the environmental authorisation or its provisions, prohibiting the commencement of the activity until the appeal is finalised.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). KM_C654e-20160826132125. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-EA-Amendment-Approval-26.08.2016.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. KM_C654e-20160826132125. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-EA-Amendment-Approval-26.08.2016.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndkmc654e20160826132125, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{KM\_C654e-20160826132125}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Thabametsi-EA-Amendment-Approval-26.08.2016.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }