The department said the approval was given in the believe that emergency power was required to support the SA healthcare system during Covid-19
Power ships can quickly provide emergency power but cost is key. Picture: KARPOWERSHIP
The government has revoked an approval for Turkey’s Karpowership to set up emergency power in SA without the required environmental permits, the department of environment, forestry and fisheries said on Tuesday.Under the National Environmental Management Act, such a directive gives permission to carry out an activity without obtaining environmental authorisation, to prevent or contain an emergency situation or the effects of one.
“When the company had initially submitted their request it had indicated that the country’s electricity supply was under threat because of the increased pressure on the healthcare system as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. The motivation for the request was to ensure an uninterrupted supply of energy to the healthcare sector, something which Eskom was unable to guarantee,” the department said.
“However, this information was not disclosed to the department when the company motivated for the verbal directive to be issued for the Section 30A activities, which are, in essence, an emergency provision,” the department said.“The company has since accepted the notice and indicated that it does not intend to challenge the department’s decision to revoke the verbal directive,” the department said.
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