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Karpowership set to refile bid to
supply emergency power to SA
SOUTH AFRICA TURKEY’S Karpowership is to reportedly refile South African Environment Minister Bar-
an application to the environment department bara Creecy last year threw out Karpowership’s
of South Africa as it attempts to push forward initial emergency power supply application after
a project to supply 1,220 megawatts of power to complaints from activists in relation to fishing,
the country. local ecosystem and potential greenhouse-gas
The move, reported by Bloomberg on Sep- emission impacts. Earlier this year, she dis-
tember 28, comes at a time when South Africa is missed an appeal. On that occasion, she pointed
suffering its worst-ever power cuts, an unnamed to “various gaps and procedural defects” in the
person familiar with the situation was cited as application.
saying. Bloomberg said that when Karpowership’s
Karpowership was said by the source to be project was originally selected, it was presented
expecting to file its application by January 8, with as a 20-year deal worth 218bn rand ($12bn)
a response anticipated by the end of March. Elec- by the Council for Scientific and Industrial
tricity from its gas-fired power plants mounted Research, a state agency. Gas prices have since
on ships might then be supplied around a year boomed.
later, they added.
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