Special project: Tenders and powerships — all amaB’s stories on the RMI4P emergency power bidding process, Karpowership SA and more

amaBhungane

14 July, 2021

Government’s strategy to address the country’s energy crisis — through its 20-year, multi-billion rand tender, has come under the microscope since energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s initial call for proposals in mid-2020.

NPA will not prosecute Karpowership case

Susan Comrie

27 January, 2023

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a criminal case linked to the contentious Karpowership SA project.

NPA reveals why it declined to prosecute in Karpowership case, but decision raises new questions

Susan Comrie

27 February, 2023

The state will not prosecute Karpowership’s environmental consultants because the case hinges on a single witness, according to advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi, the director of public prosecutions in Pretoria.

Karpowership to buy government a game farm

Susan Comrie

7 September, 2023

In order to get its 540MW Richards Bay powerplant off the ground, Karpowership will buy government a game farm.

Karpowership: failed interdict unearths ‘State Capture on steroids’ agreement

Susan Comrie

6 October, 2023

In November 2022, with its R218-billion deal hanging by a thread, Turkish powership company Karadeniz decided to ditch its black empowerment partners Powergroup SA – an incredibly risky move that put the entire deal in jeopardy.

Verdict: Karpowership’s owner slammed for discrimination against BEE partners

Susan Comrie

2 December, 2023

Former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo has eviscerated Karpowership’s Turkish owner over its “biased” and “oppressive” shareholders’ agreement with its black empowerment partners.