{"id":48562,"date":"2023-05-19T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T10:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/transport-dept-confirms-it-gave-karpowership-mooring-rights-for-sa-ports-three-months-ago"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:56:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:56:41","slug":"transport-dept-confirms-it-gave-karpowership-mooring-rights-for-sa-ports-three-months-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/transport-dept-confirms-it-gave-karpowership-mooring-rights-for-sa-ports-three-months-ago","title":{"rendered":"Transport Dept confirms it gave Karpowership mooring rights for SA ports three months ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A so-called Section 79 notice granting the consent was issued by the Department of Transport in February, though it wasn\u2019t initially publicly disclosed. The approval surmounted one hurdle the company needs to clear to install its gas-fired plants, after winning three-fifths of a tender for the supply of emergency power in 2021. Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) wants to use one of the mooring sites \u2014 a location known as A100 at the southern Port of Ngqura \u2014 for a liquid bulk terminal it\u2019s relocating from the nearby city of Gqeberha.<\/p>\n<p>The debate around the need for powerships has divided government ministers who are under pressure to ease record power cuts. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe favours using the vessel-mounted plants and has the support of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, who told local broadcaster Newzroom Afrika on Thursday that Mantashe should be given carte-blanche to procure new capacity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a cabinet decision that Mantashe has got to find electricity for the country,&#8221; Godongwana said. &#8220;On what emergency measures he does, we give him flexibility to do that. If you ask me, I am fully behind that decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Finding a new site for the ships in Ngqura would necessitate the filing of a new environmental impact assessment. That process could take as long as eight months, according to a person familiar with the situation, who asked not to be identified as the parties haven\u2019t commented publicly on the negotiations. TNPA confirmed by email that it received the Section 79 notice, but didn\u2019t answer a question about whether that gave it permission to host Karpowership\u2019s vessels or compelled it to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The port development plan aimed at accommodating additional and much-needed liquid bulk-handling facilities at the Port of Ngqura\u2019s A100 location will continue as planned,&#8221; TNPA said. &#8220;TNPA will continue to work with port stakeholders to ensure fairness and transparency in finding workable solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Transport confirmed that it had granted Karpowership access to the three ports for 20 years on February 26. Karpowership declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Shorter contracts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Karpowership is in the process of submitting applications for environmental approvals to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment for the operation of a 450MW powership in the northeastern port of Richards Bay and a 320MW plant in the western port of Saldanha. A 450MW plant is slated for the Port of Ngqura.<\/p>\n<p>Karpowership\u2019s plans, which were initially supposed to be implemented by August last year, have also been slowed by lawsuits and challenges from environmentalists.<\/p>\n<p>The terms of the emergency power tender gave Karpowership and other bid winners 20-year supply contracts, attracting the ire of environmentalists who said South Africa would be locked into using a fossil fuel for their duration.<\/p>\n<p>Godongwana said on Thursday that the contract period would be shorter. Formal talks about reducing the length have not begun, the person said.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing the duration may ease complaints by environmentalists, but would likely boost the cost per unit of electricity produced. The initial cost was worked out a time when gas and other costs were lower and the expenses incurred could also be amortized over a longer period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. A so-called Section 79 notice granting the consent was issued by the Department of Transport in February, though it wasn\u2019t initially publicly disclosed. The approval surmounted one hurdle the company needs to clear to install its gas-fired plants, after winning three-fifths of a tender for the supply of emergency power in 2021. 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