OUTA says will continue to challenge Karpowership license
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has vowed to continue its challenge to the licensing of Karpowership to provide electricity to South Africa.
The Turkish company says it's gearing up to start producing 450 megawatts from its Richards Bay power ship after getting the environmental thumbs up from the government.
Karpowership is also waiting for environmental authorisation for its operations at Ngqura in the Eastern Cape and Saldanna Bay in the Western Cape.
Our government granted the company access to operate at the three ports for 20 years in a contract believed to be worth billions of rands.
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The contract period has been slammed by several quarters, saying two decades is far too lengthy for an emergency energy procurement deal.
OUTA's Advocate Stefanie Fick says it will have dire financial implications for the country.
"Why should we carry the burden of a 20-year contract of a very expensive deal? If, hopefully, you listen to our minister of electricity, our electricity problems should be resolved in a year or two years’ time, depending on how you look at the short-term, medium-term or long-term solutions to load shedding.
"It doesn't matter what Karpowership wants. There is a difference between what Karpowership wants and what South Africa needs under the circumstances."
