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Eland SPP

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: SCOPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS PROPOSED ELAND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 101 OF FARM GELUK NO. 348 AND PORTION 1 OF FARM DE KROON NO. 363, NEAR eNTOKOZWENI, EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NKANGALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, MPUMALANGA

COMPETENT AUTHORITY REF. NO. FOR THE SOLAR PV FACILITY: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2572

COMPETENT AUTHORITY REF. NO. FOR THE GRID CONNECTION APPLICATION: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2578

On behalf of the Applicant, JUWI Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd, notice is given in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended (NEMA), the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, as amended, as well as the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998), as amended (NWA), of the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (DEIR) and associated documents for an application for Environmental Authorisation for the  proposed Eland Solar Photovoltaic Plant (SPP) with associated infrastructure, situated within the Emakhazeni Local Municipality.

This notice serves to inform the public that a DEIR is available for review and comment for a minimum of 30 days, from Monday, 07 October - Wednesday, 06 November 2024.

 Complete set of documents available for download:

• Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report
• Appendix A: EAP CV
• Appendix B: Eland SPP Photosheet
• Appendix C1: Proactive IAP Database
• Appendix C2: Background Information Document
• Appendix C3: Site Notices and Advert
• Appendix C4: IAP Notification Proof
• Appendix C5: Comments and Responses Report
• Appendix C6: Comments Received
• Appendix D1: Agricultural Assessment
• Appendix D2.1: Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment
• Appendix D2.2: Animal Species Compliance Statement
• Appendix D3: Avifaunal Assessment
• Appendix D4: Aquatic Assessment
• Appendix D5.1: Heritage Impact Assessment
• Appendix D5.2: Paleontological Impact Assessment
• Appendix D6: Visual Assessment
• Appendix D7: Socio-Economic Assessment
• Appendix D8: Hydrogeological Specialist Study
• Appendix D9: Traffic Impact Assessment
• Appendix D10: Engineering Services Report
• Appendix F: Eland Impact Assessment Tables
• Appendix G1: SSVR and STR for SPP project
• Appendix G2: SSVR and STR for Grid Connection project
• Appendix H: EAP and Specialist Declarations
• Appendix I1: Generic Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) for Overhead Power Line
• Appendix I2.1: Generic EMPr for Substation - Eskom Switching Station Portion
• Appendix I2.2: Generic EMPr for Substation - Independent Power Producer Portion
• Appendix I3.1: Standard EMPr for SPP project
• Appendix I3.2: Standard EMPr for Grid Connection project
• Appendix J: Correspondence with Eskom

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