Turkish energy company Karpowership, which has been seeking to implement three ship-based power projects in South Africa after being named one of the preferred bidders in the government’s Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), is “very confident” that the projects will proceed, despite prolonged regulatory setbacks. “It has been two years of going through all these processes and the only remaining licence to get are the environmental licences,” Karpowership South Africa and regional director Mehmet Katmer said during a visit to one of the company’s current projects in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last week.
