The proposed Thabametsi Power Station
General correspondence, objections, comments and responses
- CER letter to IPP Office regarding an update on the Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Ltd and ACWA Power Khanyisa Power Station (FF) (Pty) Ltd Independent Power Producer Projects (6 April 2017)
- Thabametsi Power Company’s response to Earthlife Africa Johannesburg’s objection (9 February 2017)
- Letter by CER on behalf of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg letter to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (15 December 2016)
- Annexure A (Affidavit by Makoma Lekalakala dated 14 December 2016)
- Annexure A1
- Annexure A2
- Annexure A3
- Annexure A4
- Annexure A5
- Annexure A6
- Annexure A7
- Annexure A8
- Thabametsi’s comments and responses report (August 2017)
- CER letter to DBSA (6 September 2017)
Atmospheric Emission Licence Application
- Comments on Atmospheric Impact Report published as part of the Atmospheric Emission Licence Application (31 May 2018)
- Annexure A: Dr Ranjit Sahu Comments on the Thabametsi Air Impact Report Comments of 21 May 2018
- Annexure B: Dr. A. Gray statement regarding the air dispersion modeling files of 18 May 2018
- Annexure C: Dr Ranjit Sahu report on Thabametsi Mine and Power Plant Modelling of 23 March 2018
- Thabametsi AEL notification letter (20 August 2018)
- Revised AEL Application (20 August 2018)
- Comments on revised Thabametsi AELA (20 September 2019)
NERSA licence to generate electricity
- NERSA Licence Application (25 October 2016)
Water Use Licence Application
- Integrated Water Use Licence Report (14 December 2017)
- Thabametsi GN 704 Motivation (14 December 2017)
- Objections by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork to the granting of a water use licence for the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station (5 March 2018)
- Annexure A: Previous objections on Thabametsi IWULA (2017)
- Annexure B: B. Udall, “21st Century Climate Change Impacts on Mokolo and Crocodile (West) River Flows” (26 February 2018)
- Annexure C: E.Hansen, “Potential Risks to Water Resources from the Proposed Thabametsi Power Plant” (2 March 2018)
- Objections by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg to the granting of a water use licence for the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station (20 January 2017)
Climate Change Impact Assessment
- The proposed Thabametsi Power Station’s climate change study and palaeontological impact assessment: summary report (June 2017) and annexures: comments and responses report, climate change impact assessment, climate resilience assessment report and water resource report.
- Comments on the final climate change impact assessment and palaeontological impact assessment reports for the porposed Thabametsi IPP Coal-fired Power Station (31 July 2017)
- Annexure 1: comments on the draft climate change impact assessment and palaeontological impact assessment reports
- Annexure 1A: objections to Thabametsi integrated water use licence application
- Annexure 2: correspondence between CER and Nemai Consulting
- Annexure 3: refusal by the Limpopo Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs and Tourism to grant environmental authorisation to Aquila Steel (S Africa) (Pty) Ltd for its proposed mining operation in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality
- Letter to the Department of Environmental Affairs on behalf of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (13 April 2017)
- Earthliffe Africa’s recommendations for the climate change impact assessment report for the Thabametsi power station (25 May 2016)
- Earthlife Africa’s comments on the scope of work report for the climate change and palaeontological impact assessments for the proposed Thabametsi power station (10 November 2016)
- A summary of the draft climate change and palentological impact assessment reports for the proposed Thabametsi power station (27 January 2017)
- Comments on the draft climate change impact assessment for the proposed Thabametsi power station (27 February 2017)
Environmental Authorisation
- Environmental Authorisation issued on 25 February 2015
- Amendment of Environmental Authorisation (17 March 2015)
- Amendment of Environmental Authorisation (26 August 2016)
- Notification for Amendment of Environmental Authorisation (26 August 2016)
- Amendment of Environmental Authorisation (3 April 2018)