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Buffelspoort Solar Project

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Buffelspoort Solar Project (Pty) Ltd is proposing to develop a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Facility and associated infrastructure (hereafter referred to as the “Project”) on a site, located approximately 6km west of Mooinooi, within the jurisdiction of the Rustenburg Local Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West Province on the following affected properties (i.e., the project site). Solar PV Energy Facility: » Portion 75 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 134 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ Grid Connection Corridor: » Portion 75 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 88 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 89 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 101 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 119 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 120 of Farm Buffelspoort 343JQ » Portion 101 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 121 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 122 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 148 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 236 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 303 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 374 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ » Portion 376 of Farm Kafferskraal 342JQ The Project will have a contracted capacity of up to 40MWp and will be known as the Buffelspoort Solar PV Energy Facility. Infrastructure associated with the Solar PV Energy Facility and will include the following: » Solar PV arrays comprising PV panels and mounting structures. » Inverters and transformers. » Cabling between the arrays. » Onsite facility substation. » 88kV single circuit overhead power line for the distribution of the generated power, which will be connected to an existing 88kV Substation just north of the proposed project site. » Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)[1] – to be initiated at a later stage than the Solar PV Energy Facility. » Temporary laydown area. » Operations and Maintenance (O&M) building, which will include a site security office, warehouse, storage area and workshop. » Main access road (existing – to be upgraded with hard surface) and internal (new) gravel roads. » Fencing around the site, including an access gate. A grid connection corridor, which varies in width from 200 m to 300m and is up to 2.5km in length has been identified for assessment. The proposed grid connection infrastructure will be positioned within the confines of the assessed corridor. This corridor will allow for the consideration and avoidance of sensitive environmental features.

ApplicationDate: 

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 10:37

CaseID: 

18805

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Department of Environmental Affairs

Heritage Reports: 

Heritage Scoping Assessment
Heritage Impact Assessment Buffelspoort Solar

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon SE3395 - PV Draft Scoping Report.pdf
  2. PDF icon SE3395 AppA - EIA Project Consulting Team.pdf
  3. PDF icon SE3395 AppB - Authority Consultation.pdf
  4. PDF icon SE3395 AppC - Public Participation.pdf
  5. PDF icon SE3395 AppD - Terrestrial Ecology, Freshwater and Soils Scoping Assessment.pdf
  6. PDF icon SE3395 AppF - Visual Scoping Assessment.pdf
  7. PDF icon SE3395 AppG - Social Scoping Assessment.pdf
  8. PDF icon SE3395 AppH - Specialist Declarations and CVs.pdf
  9. PDF icon SE3395 AppI - Maps (A3).pdf
  10. PDF icon SE3395 AppJ - DFFE Screening Report.pdf
  11. PDF icon SE3395 AppK - Details of EAP and Declaration of Interest.pdf
  12. PDF icon SE3395 AppL - SG Codes for the Affected Properties.pdf
  13. PDF icon Buffeslspoort Solar PV EIA Report.pdf
  14. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix A - EIA Project Consulting Team.pdf
  15. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix B - Authority Consultation.pdf
  16. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C1 - Stakeholder I&AP Database (Public).pdf
  17. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C2 - Site Notice and Newspaper Advertisement.pdf
  18. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C3 - Background Information Letter.pdf
  19. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C4 - Organs of State Correspondence.pdf
  20. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C5 - Stakeholder Correspondence.pdf
  21. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C6 - Comments Received.pdf
  22. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C7 - Meeting Notes.pdf
  23. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix C8 - Comments and Response Report.pdf
  24. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix D - Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment.pdf
  25. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix E - Aquatic Assessment.pdf
  26. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix F - Avifaunal Asssessment.pdf
  27. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix G - Soil Assessment.pdf
  28. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix I - Visual Impact Assessment.pdf
  29. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix J - Social Impact Assessment.pdf
  30. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix K - EMPr.pdf
  31. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix L - OHL Generic EMPr.pdf
  32. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix M - Substation Generic EMPr.pdf
  33. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix N - DFFE Screening Report.pdf
  34. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix O - Maps.pdf
  35. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix P - EAP Declaration of Independence and Affirmation.pdf
  36. PDF icon SE3395 Appendix Q - Specialist Declarations and CVs.pdf
 
 

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