Karpowership given access to three ports, Transport confirms
The Department of Transport on Thursday confirmed it has given approval for the application to grant Karpowership access to South Africa
The three ports the Turkish gas-to-power ships will be able to dock are Ngqura, Durban and Saldanha Bay.
The access will be for a period of 20 years.
The application was approved by the transport minister in February, the department said on Thursday.
In 2021 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved three generation licences for Karpowership SA for ports of Saldanha Bay, Coega and Richards Bay.
In a statement the department said the approval is in line with the National Ports Act No. 12 of 2005, which gives powers to the minister to approve such applications.
"The minister considered the application in terms of National Ports Act Section 79 (1) (a) and (b) to safeguard the national security of the country and to discharge the international obligations of the Republic.
"The Transnet National Ports Authority was consulted and supported the approval of the application.
"It is for this reason that the minister gave the TNPA latitude to make necessary decisions in implementing this directive, such as considering the safety measures and operation ability of this directive. As a result, the following conditions were attached in the approval.
"TNPA reserves the right to include all the necessary commercial and safety requirements or agreements that are considered necessary during the period of this directive. The directive is also subject to all other government approvals such as environmental approvals from competent government departments and/or authorities."
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