S. Africa Rejects Karpowership Bid for Environmental Permits (1)

South Africa’s environmental authorities rejected an application by Karpowership to generate electricity at three of the nation’s ports, dealing a setback to the government’s plans to reduce outages that are stifling economic growth.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment blocked the request “after due consideration of all relevant information presented as part of the environmental-impact assessment process,” it said Thursday in a statement. The Turkish company applied for projects at the Richards Bay, Ngqura and Saldanha harbors.

Richards Bay, South Africa.

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South Africa’s government in March picked Karpowership as a preferred bidder to supply 1,220 megawatts of electricity to offset a ...