Sadawa Grid EGI Connection Developments

PROPOSED SADAWA SUITE PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, COLLECTOR SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL GRID INFRASTRUCTURE (EGI) NEAR CERES, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Applicant: South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power Developments (Pty) Ltd.

Proposed Activity: Establishment four (4) Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy facilities (SEF), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Collector Substation and associated Electrical Grid Infrastructure (EGI) connecting the facilities to the national grid at the existing Eskom 765kV Kappa Substation. Infrastructure associated with the projects will include:

Solar Energy Facility	Electrical Grid Connections	Collector Substation
Solar PV arrays comprising PV modules and mounting structures; Inverters and transformers; Cabling between the project components; 33kV/132kV On-site substation (IPP portion); Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); Site offices and maintenance buildings; Permanent and temporary laydown areas; Access roads and internal roads; Fencing and lighting around the development area; Lightning protection; Temporary construction camp and laydown area; Telecommunication infrastructure; and Stormwater channels and water pipelines.	132 kV double- or single-circuit overhead power line; 132kV on-site substation (Eskom portion); Buildings associated with the substation; Temporary and permanent laydown areas; and Extension of the Eskom Kappa substation including new transformer bays (up to 500MVA); feeders; busbars; within the existing footprint, if required.	132kV double- or single-circuit overhead powerline connecting to Eskom’s Kappa MTS; 33/132kV Collector substation; Associated equipment, infrastructure and buildings; and Temporary and permanent laydown areas as required

Project Location: Approximately 65km north-east of Ceres along the R365, within the Witzenberg Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape Province.

SADAWA SUITE
Sadawa PV Suite (four (4) distinct PV SEF Developments)		Sadawa Grid Suite (four (4) distinct EGI Connection developments)
Projects (100MW respectively)	Property/ies	Projects (132kV respectively)	Property/ies
Waboom PV SEF	Farm Sadawa 239 (Portion 0) – PV SEF & associated infrastructure (incl. access roads)	Waboom EGI	Farm Die Brak 241 (Portion 0); Farm Sadawa 239 (Portion 0); and Farm Platfontein 240 (Portion 0)
Sadawa PV SEF		Sadawa EGI
Misgunst PV SEF		Misgunst EGI
Breede PV SEF		Breede EGI
Collector EGI (including a substation and powerlines)
Sadawa Collector EGI (33kV/132kV)	Farm Sadawa 239 (Portion 0); (collector substation and alternative location) Farm Platfontein 240 (Portion 0)(grid connection); and Farm Die Brak 241 (Portion 0)(grid connection);

Basic Assessment 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, and GN R114 (February 2018), a Basic Assessment is required for each project associated with the Sadawa Suite. Savannah Environmental is undertaking the required basic assessment and public participation processes for these projects.

Extension of review and comment period for Basic Assessment Reports: The review and comment period for the BA Reports has been extended with an additional 30-days and will now end on Monday, 20 September 2021. The final date to submit comments is, Monday, 20 September 2021.

Please note: Specialist studies for the PVs and EGIs for each suite are combined as neccesary, as per the agreement made during the pre-application meeting held with the Competent Authority. Please refer to the combined appendices download button below to obtain the appendices that are common to all the applications.

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

Nicolene Venter of Savannah Environmental

Post: PO Box 148, Sunninghill, 2157
Johannesburg

Tel: 011 656 3237
Fax: 086 684 0547

Email: publicprocess@savannahsa.com

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