Heritage Cases

The proposed project site will have a total footprint of approximately 69 ha and will include the following sections: • 15825 – a wetland area not to be developed; • 16786 – largely wetland off-set area not to be developed; • 16787; • 16788; • 16789 – which has a stormwater servitude of 30m on the eastern side; and • 16817 – east of the stormwater servitude and is to be developed as a ‘green industry’ area. The development of the project is divided into two phases which is as follows: • Phase 1, which entails the construction and operation of a Product Testing and Development Centre PTDC) for sample production purposes. Nyanza obtained the Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the first phase of the project (Phase 1) in February 2020, which was amended in March 2022. The AEL for Phase 1 has also been compiled and submitted to the King Cetshwayo District Municipality. Two buildings have been constructed as part of Phase 1, which consist of the lab, offices and a canteen. • Phase 2 which is subject to the current applications, and will include the construction and operation of the main 80 000tpa TiO2 plant. The current applications are for Phase 2 of the proposed project which entails: • A Solar Plant, Water Extraction, and Bottling Plant (Green Park) which will be located on Erf 16789. This site will be used for air-to-water installations along with a bottling plant. The site will also be used for the installation of a ground-mount solar plant. • Nyanza 80 000 tpa Rutile Pigment Plant which will produce 80 000 tpa pigment of the Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) nature. The plant has an expected life of 60 years. • Services required will include: o A service road; o A services area located in the site’s south-western corner connect to services o A pump station to pump potable water to the Nyanza Technical Services Centre (TSC) from the storage tanks; o An air-to-water plant located in the services area. Space is set aside for the installation of additional gable structure for the air-to-water generators in the future; o A storm water culvert spanned by a bridge along the site’s western side to give personnel access from the TSC; o A water bottling plant located North of the air-to-water plant; and o Parking.