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The Department of Water and Sanitation of the Republic of South Africa declined a Water Use Licence Application submitted by Anchor Energy LNG (Pty) Ltd for the Nseleni Independent Floating Power Plant (NIFPP) and associated infrastructure at the Port of Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. The application was rejected because the applicant failed to provide adequate mitigation measures for several identified potential impacts on water resources.

This document is an appeal decision issued by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa, dated May 2, 2022. The Minister dismissed a combined appeal by Nseleni Power Corporation Pty (Ltd) and Anchor Energy LNG Pty Ltd against the refusal of Environmental Authorisations (EAs) for the proposed Nseleni Independent Floating Power Plant (NIFPP) and associated infrastructure in the port of Richards Bay. The refusal was upheld based on high negative impacts on the estuarine environment, lack of required landowner consent, and inadequate pre-application monitoring of avifauna.

This document is a set of licensing conditions issued by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on September 7, 2016, for the construction and operation of a 1050MW coal-fired power plant in Kwasasi, Lamu County, developed by Amu Power Company Limited.

This document is a record of a public hearing held on August 26, 2016, in the Kwasasi area of Lamu regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed Amu Power coal-fired power plant.