Environmental Impact Assessments

Basic Assessment for the Proposed Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), 132 kV Loop-In-Loop-Out (LILO) Power Line from the BESS to existing Eskom infrastructure, and associated infrastructure, near Polokwane, within the Polokwane Local Municipality, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo

Kindly note that the Draft BA Report release has been postponed. Revised public comment period dates will be communicated once the Draft BA Report is available for comment. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Megora PV Cluster

• Megora PV 1A
  • Draft Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary
     
• Megoa PV 1B
  • Draft Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary
     
• Megora PV 1C
  • Draft Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary
     
• Megora PV 2 and Megora EGI 2
  • Combined Draft Basic Assessment Report
  • Megora PV 2 Executice Summary
  • Megora EGI 2 Executive Summary

Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Processes for the Proposed Development of the three Biesjesvlei solar PV facilities (Biesjesvlei PV1 – PV3), Biesjesvlei Battery Energy Storage Systems (Biesjesvlei BESS 1 – 3), associated grid connections (Biesjesvlei EGI 1 – 3), Main Transmission Substation (MTS) and Loop-in-Loop-Out (LILO), near Smithfield, Free State

• Environmental Decision-Making Phase
  • Environmental Authorisations (Biesjesvlei PV1 – PV3; Biesjesvlei BESS 1 – 3; Biesjesvlei EGI 1 – 3; and Biesjesvlei MTS and LILO)
  • Letter to I&APs for the EA Notification for Biesjesvlei PV1 – PV3; Biesjesvlei BESS 2 – 3; Biesjesvlei EGI 1 – 3; and Biesjesvlei MTS and LILO
  • Letter to I&APs for the EA Notification for Biesjesvlei BESS 1

• Final EIA Report: Biesjesvlei Solar PV1, BESS 1, and EGI 1:
  • Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report

• Final EIA Report: Biesjesvlei Solar PV2, BESS 2, and EGI 2:
  • Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report

• Final EIA Report: Biesjesvlei Solar PV3, BESS 3, and EGI 3:
  • Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report

• Final EIA Report: Biesjesvlei MTS and LILO:
  • Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report

Report and Appendices available at https://bit.ly/Biesjesvlei_PV_BESS_EGI_Projects.

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Ratel Battery Energy Facility and its associated electrical grid infrastructure

• I&AP Cover Letter
• Final Basic Assessment Report
• Comments and Responses Report
• Appendices

For more information, please contact ems@csir.co.za

Final 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)

• Basic Assessment Report for the proposed development of the Padloper Solar PV Facility 1 and the Padloper EGI 1 projects
  • Final Basic Assessment Report

  • Executive Summary

     

• Basic Assessment Report for the proposed development of the Padloper Solar PV Facility 2 and the Padloper EGI 2 projects
  • Final Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary

• Basic Assessment Report for the proposed development of the Padloper Solar PV Facility 3 and the Padloper EGI 3 projects
  • Final Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary

• Basic Assessment Report for the proposed development of the Padloper Solar PV Facility 4 and the Padloper EGI 4 projects
  • Final Basic Assessment Report
  • Executive Summary

For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact @email or visit https://bit.ly/PadloperPV_EGI

Final Basic Assessment Reports for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facilities 5 -7 (i.e., Padloper PV 5-7) and the associated 132 kV overhead power lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 5-7)

• Final Basic Assessment Report for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facility 5 (i.e., Padloper PV 5) and the associated 132 kV overhead power lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 5)
  • Final Basic Assessment Report

• Final Basic Assessment Report for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facilities 6 (i.e., Padloper PV 6) and the associated 132 kV overhead power lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 6)
  • Final Basic Assessment Report

• Final Basic Assessment Report for the proposed Padloper Solar PV Facility 7 (i.e., Padloper PV 7) and the associated 132 kV overhead power lines (i.e., Padloper EGI 7)
  • Final Basic Assessment Report

For more information or to access the report appendices, please contact @email or visit https://bit.ly/PadloperPV_EGI

Genesis Beaufort West Renewable Energy Cluster

• Environmental decision-making phase
  • Environmental authorisation - Genesis Eland WEF
  • Environmental authorisation - Genesis Windy Plains WEF
  • I&AP Cover letter - Notification of EAs

• Genesis Eland Wind Energy Facility
  • Final EIA Report – Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report – Main Report

• Genesis Windy Plains Wind Energy Facility
  • Final EIA Report – Executive Summary
  • Final EIA Report – Main Report

The report appendices are available at
https://bit.ly/GenesisBWestWEFs

For enquiries and requests, please email @email.