Limestone Solar PV

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSES FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGV PROJECTS (PTY) LTD WIND AND SOLAR RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURES NEAR DANIELSKUIL, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

Applicant:  AGV Projects (Pty) Ltd.

Proposed Activity:  The development of the Limestone PV1 and Limestone PV2 Solar Energy Facilities with a contracted capacity of up to 150MWp each and, the Oryx Wind Energy Facility with a contacted capacity of 360MW. Infrastructure associated with both Solar Energy Facilities and the Wind Energy Facility will include the following:

Solar PV Facilities

Wind Facility

»     PV modules mounted on either a single axis tracking & fixed structure, dependent on optimisation, technology available and cost. »     Inverters and transformers. »     Fence around the project development area with security and access control. »     33kV cabling between the project components and the facility substation. »     33/132kV onsite facility substation. »     Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a footprint of 3-5ha. »     Site offices and maintenance buildings, including workshop areas for maintenance and storage as well as parking for staff and visitors. »     Laydown/staging area on-site in front of mounting structures during installation. Temporary store area close to site entrance (Less than 2ha). »     Access roads (up to 6m wide) and internal distribution roads (up to 5m wide). »     Temporary concrete batching facility. »     Stormwater management infrastructure as required. »     Camera surveillance »     Internet connection

»     Up to 60 wind turbines with a maximum hub height between 100-140m and rotor diameter between 120-200m. »     Concrete turbine foundations to support the turbines. »     33kV cabling to connect the wind turbines to the onsite substations, to be laid underground and overhead where applicable. »     Inverters and transformers. »     Temporary concrete batching plant. »     Up to 2x 33kV/132kV onsite substations each having a footprint of 0.5-0.6ha. »     Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). »     Laydown and crane hardstand areas. »     Site office and maintenance buildings including a workshop and storage area as well as parking for staff and visitors. »     Site access roads as well as internal distribution roads of 4-6m wide. »     Stormwater management infrastructure as required. »     Camera surveillance »     Internet connection

Location:  The wind energy facility is located approximately 10km west of the town of Danielskuil. The solar PV facilities are located ~16km southeast of the town of Danielskuil.  All projects are located within the Northern Cape Province on the following properties:

Limestone PV1 and Limestone PV2 Solar Energy Facility

Parent Farm Number	Farm Portions
»    Farm Engeland 300	»    4

Oryx Wind Energy Facility

Parent Farm Number	Farm Portions
»    Farm Ouplaas 304	»    2, 3
»    Plaas 457	»    RE, 2, 4, 5
»    Farm Doornvlei 305	»    2
»    Farm Lemoenkloof 456	»    0, 2
»    Plaas 455	»    RE

Scoping & Environmental Impact Assessment (S&EIA) Processes: In terms of Sections 24 and 24D of the National Environmental Management Act (No 107 of 1998), as read with Government Notice R324 – R327, as amended, S&EIA processes are required for the proposed Limestone PV1 and Limestone PV2 Solar Energy Facility. Separate applications for authorisation will be submitted to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).   Savannah Environmental is undertaking the required S&EIA, and public participation process for this project.

Scoping Reports Available for Review & Comment: The Scoping Reports for the projects are available for download, review, and comment on the Savannah Environmental website (https://savannahsa.com/public-documents/energy-generation/).  The 30-day review & comment period of the Scoping Reports is from Friday, 6 January 2023 until Monday, 6 February 2023. The final day to submit a comment is Monday, 6 February 2023. The availability of the Scoping Report for the Oryx Wind Energy Facility as well as the 30-day review and comment period, will be communicated in due course.

To obtain further information and register on the project databases, please submit your name, contact information and interest in the projects to:

Molatela Ledwaba of Savannah Environmental
P.O. Box 148, Sunninghill, 2157
Tel: 011 656 3237
Mobile: 060 978 8396
Fax: 086 684 0547
Email: publicprocess@savannahsa.com

Documents for public review are available for download.

Please click on the “Register Interest” button to obtain the Registration Code to access the project’s documents under the “View Download Page.”