Environmental management services
The CSIR Environmental Management Services group has over 22 years’ experience in environmental assessment and management. The group has conducted studies in more than 17 countries in Africa (predominantly west and southern Africa) and further afield.
The group aims to ensure the sustainability of projects and plans using environmental and socio-economic criteria. This is done by providing a range of environmental services that can be applied at a strategic regional level or a site-specific scale. The CSIR provides these services to government, international agencies, private sector, as well as non-governmental organisations locally and internationally.
The group specialises in conducting complex environmental studies in challenging environments and for emerging and innovative technologies.
Projects:
Environmental Impact Assessments
Other Infrastructure
Project Title | Client | Project Location |
Draft Basic Assessment Reports for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facilities 1-4 (i.e., Padloper PV 1-4) and the proposed 132 kV Overhead Power Lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 1-4)
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
“For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact ems@csir.co.za or visit https://bit.ly/PadloperPV_EGI” |
African Clean Energy Developments (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Padloper PV (Pty) Ltd | near Murraysburg, Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces |
Draft Basic Assessment Reports for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facilities 5 -7 and the associated 132 kV overhead power lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 5-7)
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
- Draft Basic Assessment Report
For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact ems@csir.co.za or visit https://bit.ly/PadloperPV_EGI |
African Clean Energy Developments (Pty) Ltd on behalf of Padloper PV (Pty) Ltd | near Murraysburg, Western Cape Province |
VOLTA PV, BESS and EGI Solar Energy Facility |
Artemis Main Transmission Substation (MTS) | near Dealesville, Free State |
Genesis Beaufort West Renewable Energy Cluster Genesis Beau Valley Wind Energy Facility
Genesis Windy Plains Wind Energy Facility
Genesis Eland Wind Energy Facility
Genesis DBF South Solar Energy Facility
Genesis Beau Valley Solar Energy Facility
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Genesis Eco-Energy Developments (Pty) Ltd | near Beaufort West, Western Cape Province |
Ingwe Wind Energy Facility Cluster
For more information, please contact ems@csir.co.za. |
ABO Wind renewable energies (Pty) Ltd | near Molteno, Eastern Cape Province |
Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Processes for the Proposed Development of the Kudu Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Facilities and associated infrastructure, near De Aar, Northern Cape Province: Scoping and EIA Reports for the Proposed Development of the Kudu Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Facilities
Current Status: Environmental Authorisations issued in September 2023. The Environmental Authorisations can be requested from ems@csir.co.za The Final EIA Reports are provided below. Facility 1: Facility 2: Facility 3: Facility 4: Facility 5: Facility 6: Facility 7: Facility 8: Facility 9: Facility 10: Facility 11: Facility 12: For more information, contact ems@csir.co.za or visit https://bit.ly/3UlE7dC |
ABO Wind renewable energies (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Draft Scoping and EIA Report for the proposed Kaladokhwe WEF projects
- Draft EIA Report
- Draft EIA Report For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact ems@csir.co.za or visit https://bit.ly/3MOuguT” |
Atlantic Renewable Energy Partners (Pty) Ltd | near Nxuba (previously Cradock), Eastern Cape Province |
Vhuvhili Solar Photovoltaic Facility and Electricity Grid Infrastructure
For enquiries and to request report appendices send an email to ems@csir.co.za. |
Vhuvhili Solar RF (Pty) Ltd | near Secunda in the Mpumalanga Province |
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) fibre optic cable between Beaufort West and Carnarvon
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South African National Research Network (SANReN) | Western Cape & Northern Cape |
Draft Basic Assessment (BA) Reports for the proposed 132 kV Kwagga overhead power line projects
For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact ems@csir.co.za or visit https://bit.ly/3HpPj5I |
ABO Wind renewable energies (Pty) Ltd | Near Beaufort West, Western Cape Province |
Renewable Energy
Project Title | Client | Project Location |
Basic Assessment Processes for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facilities and Electricity Grid Infrastructure (EGI) |
African Clean Energy Developments (Pty) Ltd (ACED).
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Northern and Western Cape |
Basic Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Processes for the Kudu Solar Facilities and Electricity Grid Infrastructure (EGI) |
ABO Wind renewable energies (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Basic Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Processes for the Aardvark Solar Facilities and Electricity Grid Infrastructure (EGI) |
ABO Wind renewable energies (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Kwagga Wind Energy Facility 1, 2 and 3:
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Kwagga Wind Energy Facility 1, 2 and 3 (Pty) Ltd | Western Cape |
Gemsbok Solar PV2: | Mulilo Total Coega (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Gemsbok Solar PV5: | Mulilo Total Coega (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Gemsbok Solar PV6: | Mulilo Total Coega (Pty) Ltd | Northern Cape |
Environmental authorisations for:
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Veroniva (PTY) Ltd | Western Cape |
Draft BA Report: Komas Wind Energy Facility and Associated infrastructure
1) Draft Basic Assessment Report 2) Appendices Appendix C: Special studies
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Komas Wind Energy Facility and Associated infrastructure | Northern Cape |
1) FINAL BA REPORT - BA for Development of two Solar PV Facilities (Witte Wall PV 1 and Witte Wall PV 2) and associated infrastructure, near Touws River, Western Cape
2) FINAL BA REPORT - BA for Development of three Solar PV Facilities (Grootfontein PV 1, Grootfontein PV 2, Grootfontein PV 3) and associated infrastructure, near Touws River, Western Cape 3) FINAL BA REPORT - BA for Development of four Solar PV Facilities (Hoek Doornen PV 1, PV 2, PV 3 and PV 4) and associated infrastructure, near Touws River, Western Cape 4) FINAL BA REPORT - BA for Development of EGI to support the nine Witte Wall, Grootfontein and Hoek Doornen Solar PV Facilities, near Touws River, Western Cape Please contact ems@csir.co.za should you require an electronic link to the appendices of the above reports |
Veroniva (PTY) Ltd | Western Cape |
Draft Amendment Report for Kap Vley Wind Energy Facility near Kleinzee |
Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd (through its project company Kap Vley Wind Farm (Pty) Ltd) | Northern Cape |
BA Report for the Proposed Construction and Operation of EGI to support the Sutherland, Sutherland 2 and Rietrug WEFs 1) Draft BA Report |
South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power Developments (PTY) Ltd | Northern Cape and Western Cape |
Final Amendment Reports for Sutherland, Sutherland 2 and Rietrug Wind Energy Facilities (WEFs)
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South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power Developments (PTY) Ltd | Northern Cape and Western Cape |
Substantive Amendment to the Environmental Authorisation for Edison PV and Shared Electricity Infrastructure
DEA Reference Number: 14/12/16/3/3/2/851/AM1 1) Edison PV - DEA Reference Number: 14/12/16/3/3/2/851/1 Environmental authorisation: Edison PV - 14/12/16/3/3/2/851/1 |
29 Solar (Pty) Ltd | Free State |
Proposed Vryburg Solar PV Facilities and associated electrical infrastructure
Should you require the Specialist Studies for the above projects, please contact the EAP |
ABO Wind Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd | North West Province |
Version 2: Draft EIA report for the Atlantis gas-to-power project | City of Cape Town and GreenCape | Western Cape |
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Green Cape and CoCT | |
Scatec Solar Kenhardt Solar PV Projects
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Scatec Solar | Northern Cape |
Juwi Skeerhok PV projects
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Juwi Skeerhok
Juwi renewable energy |
Northern Cape |
Scatec Solar Kenhardt Solar PV Transmission Line BA Projects
Kenhardt PV4 Kenhardt PV5 Kenhartd PV6 |
Scatec Solar Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Northern Cape |
Updated Draft EIA Report for the proposed development of the Kap Vley Wind Energy Facility near Kleinzee in the Northern Cape
Volume 1 Volume 2 Draft Basic Assessment Report for the proposed development of the transmission infrastructure to support the juwi Kap Vley Wind Energy Facility near Kleinzee in the Northern Cape |
Juwi South Africa | Northern Cape |
Other projects
Project title | Client | Project location |
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Proposed Construction, Operation and Decommissioning of a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant and Associated Infrastructure at Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal North Coast: Environmental Authorisation
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Umgeni Water | KwaZulu-Natal North Coast |
Green Tech | Western Cape | |
Umgeni Water | KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | |
Umgeni Water - Lovu | ||
Umgeni Water - Lovu | KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | |
Umgeni water - Tongaat | KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | |
Proposed OTGC Maydon Wharf Storage Terminal Upgrade
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Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo Terminals (PTY) Ltd | Port of Durban, KZN |
Umgeni Water | KwaZulu-Natal North Coast |
Strategic Environmental Assessments
Project Title | Client | Project Location |
SEA for Aquaculture Development in South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for the efficient and effective rollout of Wind energy in South Africa Phase 2 | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for Shale Gas Development in South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for the efficient and effective expansion of the electricity grid infrastructure in South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for the Port of Saldanha | Transnet | South Africa |
SEA for the efficient and effective rollout of Wind energy in South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for the efficient and effective rollout of Solar PV energy in South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). | South Africa |
SEA for the Development of a Phased Gas Pipeline Network for South Africa | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) | South Africa |
SEA for the Square Kilometre Array Phase 1 | National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) | South Africa |
Special Needs and Skills Development Programme
Draft Basic Assessment Reports