SBPM & SCSC SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURES

SBPM & SCSC SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURES, FOR THE BAGATLA MINE, WITHIN THE THABAZIMBI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

LIMPOPO PROVINCE AND THE MOSES KOTANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NORTH WEST PROVINCE

 Proposed Activity and Location: The development of two (2) separate solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities and associated infrastructure on sites located approximately 6.5km west of the town of Northam, in the Limpopo Province. The projects are located in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality.  The proposed grid connection routes for the PV developments for the Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine extend to the North West Province within the Moses Kotane Local Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality.  The projects are proposed on the following properties:

Applicant	Project Name	Affected Property
Main Street 1886 Proprietary Limited	SBPM Solar PV	Solar PV: »      Portion 4 of Farm Grootkuil 409 Grid connection: »      Portion 3 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 4 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 5 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 0 of Farm Spitskop 410 »      Portion 0 of Farm Turfbult 404 »      Portion 1 of Farm Zwartklip 405 »      Portion 2 of Farm Zwartklip 405
Main Street 1887 Proprietary Limited	SCSC Solar PV	Solar PV: »      Portion 3 of Farm Grootkuil 409 Grid connection: »      Portion 3 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 4 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 5 of Farm Grootkuil 409 »      Portion 0 of Farm Spitskop 410 »      Portion 0 of Farm Turfbult 404 »      Portion 1 of Farm Zwartklip 405 »      Portion 2 of Farm Zwartklip 405

The following infrastructure will be developed for each of respective PV facilities:

• 100MW Solar PV array comprising PV modules and mounting structures.
• Inverters and transformers.
• Cabling between the project components.
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
• On-site facility substation and power lines between the solar PV facility and the Mine and Eskom substation.
• Site offices, Security office, operations and control, and maintenance and storage laydown areas.
• Access roads, internal distribution roads

Application for Environmental Authorisation: Separate applications for Environmental Authorisation (EA) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and the Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended, (GNR 326) was submitted for the projects to the Department of Forestry, Fishery and the Environment (DFFE)

Draft Environmental Impact Assessment available for public review and comment:  An EIA Report in support of the Application for Environmental Authorisation has been compiled and is available for review and comment.The EIA Report is available from Friday, 02 June 2023 to Monday, 03 July 2023.

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

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

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