The DFFE had refused Karpowership SA environmental authorisation for its project at the Port of Ngqura.Karpowership SA missed the deadline to appeal the refusal of environmental authorisation for its project at Ngqura port.
The DFFE has confirmed that it received the appeal, as well as the condonation application on 8 April. This was based on two grounds – the one relates to the location of Karpowership's project, which conflicted with Transnet National Ports Authority's development framework. According to the letter, Karpowership had begun drafting its appeal after the decision to refuse environmental authorisation was known on 7 March. But given the complexity of the project, time was required to address the issues raised by the department.The fate of two other projects at the Saldanha Port and Richards Bay Port is also up in the air.
_Business Good news.