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The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork, submitted formal objections on 14 June 2022 to the Integrated Water Use Licence Application (IWULA) for Phase 2A of the Mokolo Crocodile River (West) Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP-2A). The CER argues that the project is an unnecessary inter-basin transfer designed to support coal expansion, which contradicts South Africa's climate commitments and poses severe risks to aquatic ecosystems and local communities.

This document is a cover letter from the Centre for Environmental Rights, sent on 30 October 2019 to the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, submitting an appeal on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork. The appeal seeks to set aside a provisional atmospheric emission licence (PAEL) issued to Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Ltd.

This document is a formal appeal submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The appeal seeks to set aside an Environmental Authorisation granted on 15 March 2019 to the Department of Water and Sanitation for Phase 2A of the Mokolo and Crocodile River (West) Augmentation Project (MCWAP-2A). The appellants argue that the project is unnecessary, environmentally damaging, and based on outdated energy demand assumptions.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, sent a letter to the South African Department of Energy's IPP Office on 6 April 2017. The letter alerts the Department that two preferred bidders under the Coal Baseload Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (CBIPPPP)—Thabametsi Power Company and ACWA Power Khanyisa—appear unable to meet the legal qualification criteria for financial and commercial close due to missing or contested environmental and generation licenses.

The Department of Environmental Affairs of the Republic of South Africa has granted an integrated environmental authorisation to Newshelf 1282 (Pty) Ltd for the establishment of the 1200MW coal-fired IPP Thabametsi Power Station and associated infrastructure near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province.

A Provisional Atmospheric Emission License issued on 31 March 2015 by the Limpopo Provincial Government to Eskom for the Matimba Power Station, authorizing electricity generation via solid fuel combustion and associated storage activities until 01 April 2020.

This report details the methodology and emissions inventory used for an air pollution health risk analysis concerning the existing Matimba Power Station and the proposed Project Alpha Power Station in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It describes the use of CALMET and CALPUFF dispersion models to simulate pollutant concentrations and the subsequent application of dose-response relationships to estimate health risks, specifically total non-accidental mortality and respiratory hospital admissions.

The report examines the Lephalale Local Municipality's struggle to provide basic services and guide urban development amidst a population boom triggered by the Medupi power station. It highlights how the municipality's lack of land ownership and technical skills forces a dependency on private entities and higher levels of government, hindering its vision of becoming a vibrant city and energy hub.

The report examines land-use management in Lephalale Local Municipality, a region characterized by significant coal reserves and the presence of the Medupi power station. It highlights the municipality's critical lack of land ownership, which forces a reliance on donations and purchases from major entities like Eskom and Exxaro. The analysis details the challenges of providing integrated human settlements, the friction between municipal regulations and private developers, and the complexities of introducing formal land-use schemes in rural areas under traditional authorities, specifically the Seleka Traditional Authority.