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Development of the Riet Fountain Solar PV1 Facility and associated Grid Connection Infrastructure near De Aar, Northern Cape Province

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Riet Fountain Solar PV1 (Pty) Ltd is proposing the development of a Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Facility and associated infrastructure on Portion 4 of the Farm Riet Fountain No.6, located approximately 10km east of De Aar within the Emthanjeni Local Municipality in the Northern Cape Province. The facility will have a contracted capacity of up to 100MW and will be known as Rietfontein Solar PV1. The project is planned as part of a cluster of renewable energy facilities known as Pixley Park, which includes three (3) additional 100MW Solar PV Facilities (Wagt Solar PV1, Carolus PV1, and Fontain Solar PV1), and grid connection infrastructure connecting the facilities to the existing Hydra Substation. The projects will all connect to the new Vetlaagte Main Transmission Substation (MTS) via the Wag ‘n Bietjie MTS. Infrastructure associated with the Solar PV Facility will include the following: Solar PV array comprising bifacial PV modules and mounting structures, using single axis tracking technology Inverters and transformers Cabling between the panels Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Laydown areas, construction camps, site offices 12m wide Access Road and entrance gate to the project site and switching station 6m wide internal distribution roads Operations and Maintenance Building, Site Offices, Ablutions with conservancy tanks, Storage Warehouse, workshop, Guard House Onsite 132kV IPP Substation, including the HV Step-up transformer, and MV Interconnection building 132kV Overhead Power Line (OHPL) – 30m height from the switching station to the Main Transmission Substation (MTS) located on farms Vetlaagte and Wagt, which is to be handed back to Eskom (a separate EA is being applied for in this regard) Extension of the 132kV Busbar at the MTS 132kV Feeder Bay at the MTS Extension of the 400kV Busbar at the MTS Installation of a new 400/132kV Transformer and bay at the MTS A development footprint of approximately 781ha has been identified within the broader project site (approximately 8 200ha in extent), by the developer for the development of the Rietfontein Solar PV1 Facility, which is proposed in response to the identified objectives of the national and provincial government and local and district municipalities to develop renewable energy facilities for power generation purposes. It is the developer’s intention to bid the proposed project under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) Programme (or similar programme), with the aim of evacuating the generated power into the national grid. This will aid in the diversification and stabilisation of the country’s electricity supply, in line with the objectives of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), with Rietfontein Solar PV1 set to inject up to 100MW into the national grid.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 10:56

CaseID: 

18364

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CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationTypeContactPersonFinalDecision
14/12/6/6/3/2/2156
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment
Sindiswa Dlomo
PDF icon EA - 14-12-16-3-3-2-2156.pdf

Heritage Reports: 

Heritage Screener: Riet Fountain PV
HIA: Riet Fountain PV
AIA: Pixley Park REF
Desktop PIA: Pixley Park REF
Letter_Pixley Park Palaeontology
Field-based PIA: Pixley Park

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon Appendix D - Terrestrial Scoping report.pdf
  2. PDF icon Appendix E - Soil Scoping report.pdf
  3. PDF icon Appendix F - Aquatic Scoping report.pdf
  4. PDF icon Appendix H - Visual Scoping report.pdf
  5. PDF icon Appendix I - Social Scoping report.pdf
  6. PDF icon Appendix J - Traffic Scoping Report.pdf
  7. PDF icon Appendix K - Maps.pdf
  8. PDF icon Appendix L - Specialist Declaration.pdf
  9. PDF icon Appendix M - Screening tool DFFE.pdf
  10. PDF icon Appendix N - EAP Declaration.pdf
  11. PDF icon SE3272 - Appendix A - CV OF AUTHORS.pdf
  12. PDF icon SE3272 - Appendix B - Authority Corrospondence.pdf
  13. PDF icon SE3272 - Appendix C8 - Comments&Responses Report.pdf
  14. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C1 - Approved Public Participation Plan.pdf
  15. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C2 - I&AP Database.pdf
  16. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C3 - Background Information Document.pdf
  17. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C4 - Site Notices & Advertisements.pdf
  18. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C5 - Organs of State Correspondence.pdf
  19. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C6 - Stakeholder Correspondence.pdf
  20. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C7 - Comments Received.pdf
  21. PDF icon SE3272 - Riet Fountain Scoping Report.pdf
  22. PDF icon Appendix A - CV OF AUTHORS.pdf
  23. PDF icon Appendix B - Authority Corrospondence.pdf
  24. PDF icon Appendix D - Terrestrial Scoping report.pdf
  25. PDF icon Appendix E - Soil Scoping report.pdf
  26. PDF icon Appendix F - Aquatic Scoping report.pdf
  27. PDF icon Appendix H - Visual Scoping report.pdf
  28. PDF icon Appendix I - Social Scoping report.pdf
  29. PDF icon Appendix J - Traffic Scoping Report.pdf
  30. PDF icon Appendix K - Maps.pdf
  31. PDF icon Appendix L - Specialist Declaration.pdf
  32. PDF icon Appendix M - Screening tool DFFE.pdf
  33. PDF icon Appendix N - EAP Declaration.pdf
  34. PDF icon Appendix O - Letter from Eskom.pdf
  35. PDF icon Appendix P - Updated Maps.pdf
  36. PDF icon Riet Fountain Scoping Report FINAL.pdf
  37. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C1 - Approved Public Participation Plan.pdf
  38. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C2 - I&AP Database.pdf
  39. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C3 - Background Information Document.pdf
  40. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C4 - Site Notices & Advertisements.pdf
  41. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C5 - Organs of State Correspondence.pdf
  42. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C6 - Stakeholder Correspondence.pdf
  43. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C7 - Meeting Notes.pdf
  44. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C8 - Comments Received.pdf
  45. PDF icon SE3272-Pixley Riet Fountain PV1 App C9 - Comments&Responses Report.pdf
  46. PDF icon SE3272 0.Riet Fountain PV EIAR full.pdf
  47. PDF icon SE3272 Riet Fountain PV1 App A - CV OF AUTHORS.pdf
  48. PDF icon 0.Riet Fountain FBA Report.pdf
  49. PDF icon Riet Fountain App B - Authority Correspondence.pdf
  50. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C2 - Background Information Document.pdf
  51. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C3 - Site Notices & Advertisements.pdf
  52. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C4 - Organs of State Correspondence.pdf
  53. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C5 - Stakeholder Correspondence.pdf
  54. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C6 - Meeting Notes.pdf
  55. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C7 - Comments Received.pdf
  56. PDF icon Riet Fountain App C8 - Comments&Responses Report.pdf
  57. PDF icon Riet Fountain App D - Biodiversity Impact Assessment.pdf
  58. PDF icon Riet Fountain App E - Aquatic Impact Assessment.pdf
  59. PDF icon Riet Fountain App F - Avifauna Impact Assessment.pdf
  60. PDF icon Riet Fountain App G - Soils and Agricultural Impact Assessment.pdf
  61. PDF icon Riet Fountain App I - Visual Impact Assessment.pdf
  62. PDF icon Riet Fountain App J - Social Impact Assessment.pdf
  63. PDF icon Riet Fountain App K - Generic OHL EMPr.pdf
  64. PDF icon Riet Fountain App L - Generic Substation EMPr.pdf
  65. PDF icon Riet Fountain App M - Maps (A3).pdf
  66. PDF icon Riet Fountain App N - DFFE Screening Report.pdf
  67. PDF icon Riet Fountain App P - EAP declaration.pdf
  68. PDF icon Riet Fountain App Q - Site Sensitivity Verification Report.pdf
  69. PDF icon Riet Fountain App R - CAA compliance.pdf
 
 

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