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This affidavit, submitted by Earthlife Africa (ELA) to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), objects to the licensing of the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power plant. ELA argues that the project is environmentally unsustainable, financially risky, and inconsistent with South Africa's legal obligations and international climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.

This report by Trend Asia argues that the construction of the Java 9 and 10 Coal Power Plants (CPP) in Cilegon, Banten, is a 'forced investment' that is economically unviable, environmentally destructive, and a threat to public health. The document calls for South Korean financial institutions to withdraw funding, citing a contradiction between this project and South Korea's domestic 'Green New Deal' and climate commitments.