Power-starved South Africa halts Karpowership bid for port plant

Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply 1 220 MW of electricity to South Africa, had its environmental application to moor a ship-mounted power plant at the port of Saldanha Bay suspended after allegations that the views of small-scale fisheries were misrepresented. Triplo4 Sustainable Solutions, the company’s consultant, was given until March 17 to respond to allegations by environmental nonprofit The Green Connection that it used the views of commercial fishing companies and aquaculture operators to represent those of smaller operators.