ELECTRICITY
Power ships fail all three environmental tests
Karpowership SA plans to appeal against the decisions, which were announced by the department of fisheries, forestry & the environment
24 June 2021 - 12:04
UPDATED 24 June 2021 - 23:15
The plan by the department of mineral resources & energy to procure emergency electricity from four gas-powered power ships to relieve SA’s stressed electricity grid has hit another obstacle, with all three projects failing to get environmental authorisation.
The company, Karpowership SA, which is majority Turkish-owned, said it would appeal against the decisions, which were announced by the department of fisheries, forestry & the environment on Thursday...
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