RE: What was missed?19 Dec 2024 16:32
Just to update,
I have had a response to my email asking for clarification on why the standard clearances were requested by SEMA, I'm happy with the response and grateful the CEO has taken time to give the explanation on the nature of the clearance's (middle paragraph) and further details on how they have engaged with the government at all levels:
1—Licenses—We were not informed of SEMA's request for clearances until recently, and we had submitted all the required documents as per our announcement. To give you some background before we embarked on this process and ensure that all parties were clear about the requirements, we consulted with SEMA and agreed on the scope of the environmental studies and documents required to make their assessment. As agreed with SEMA, we submitted all the required studies and supporting documents on time. These additional clearances were not agreed upon initially, and we were not informed that they would need them
We believe this additional information they requested is procedural. For example, they are asking the Federal Register of Archaeological Surveys to see if any significant archaeological finds are registered, despite us doing our archaeological study as requested by SEMA and finding nothing. Other requests are also procedural, e.g., asking the municipalities if they consent to the railway when they had already agreed to it when it was operating. Nonetheless, we submitted the requests, and given the timing, we thought it would be unlikely that the authorities would return with a response prior to the end of the year, hence the announcement.
To add, DEV has run a consultative process throughout this process, with the engagement of state government at all levels. These include quarterly meetings with key ministers to update them on progress, review challenges and potential roadblocks, and work out whom to consult with / inform and what is needed to move the project along. To be clear, we have excellent support from the state government, who are as frustrated with the timing as we are; the Amapa project will be the largest or 2nd largest private employee in the state and directly / directly provide some 1,700 jobs and increase GDP by 3%-5%
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I'm relieved and grateful for the detailed reply.
GLA
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