Heritage Cases

Below are some of the main coordinates for the project: • Existing Kudu Substation: 26° 5'37.81"S; 29°28'30.19"E. • Proposed Elders Substation: 26°13'57.96"S; 29°27'53.17"E. • Komati Power Station: 26° 5'25.85"S; 29°28'20.48"E. • Quarter Degree Square (QDS): 2629AB. • Quaternary Drainage Area (QDA): B11A & B11B. This application is for bulk electricity supply infrastructure. The proposed infrastructure, the overhead powerline and the substation will remain Eskom’s property. The scope of the project involves the construction of an approximate 26km overhead 132kV power line between the existing Eskom Kudu Substation and the proposed new Elders Substation. The construction of the proposed new Eskom Elders Substation forms part of the scope of the project. The Application for Authorisation is for the construction of the following:  Construct a ± 26km Kingbird overhead 132kV line outside an urban area from Kudu Substation (at Komati Power Station) to the proposed Elders substation. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)  Construct 2 x 20MVA 132/11kV Elders Substation. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)  Construct Power line structures/ stayed monopole steel poles within 32 meters of a waterbody along the 132kV feeder line and excavate more than 10 cubic metres of soil and rock from a watercourse. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 19)  Develop access roads of wider than 4 metres to construct the power line in (bb) National Protected Area Expansion Strategy Focus areas and (ee) Critical biodiversity areas. (Listing Notice 3 Activity 4 (bb) & (ee))