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Proposed 240 MW Onderstepoort Solar 2 Photovoltaic Project north west of Rustenburg, North West Province.

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Onderstepoort Solar 2 (Pty) Ltd (the “Applicant”) has proposed the development of the 240MW Onderstepoort Solar 2 Photovoltaic (PV) Project near Rustenburg, in the North West Province (the “Project”). The Project Area is located approximately 11km west of Rasimone and 30km north-west of Rustenburg’s central business district (CBD), and falls within Ward 1 of the Rustenburg Local Municipality and Ward 6 of the Kgetlenrivier Local Municipality. The electricity generated by the Project will be transferred via 132 kV powerlines from the Eskom collector switching station, located adjacent to the facility substation, to the Ngwedi Main Transmission Substation (MTS). A separate environmental process is being undertaken to assess the grid connection infrastructure required to evacuate the energy from the Eskom collector switching station to the national grid.

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Electricity generation sources need to be diversified to ensure security of supply and reduction in the carbon footprint created by the current heavy reliance of South Africa (SA) on coal to produce electricity. The Applicant intends to bid for the current and future Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) bid windows and/or other renewable energy markets within SA.

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Friday, June 30, 2023 - 16:35

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21732

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CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationType
14/12/16/3/3/2/2320
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment

Heritage Reports: 

Onderstepoort Solar 2 PV HIA Report
PDA Report Onderstepoort Solar 2 PV

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  1. PDF icon Onderstepoort Solar 2 PV Draft EIA Report
  2. PDF icon Appendix A Locality Maps
  3. PDF icon Appendix B DFFE Acceptance of FSR
  4. PDF icon Appendix H_EMPr
 
 

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