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Revised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)

Proposed 320 MW Leeuwspruit Solar 1 Photovoltaic Project south of Kroonstad, Free State Province.

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Leeuwspruit Solar 1 (Pty) Ltd (the “Applicant”) has proposed the development of Leeuwspruit Solar 1 up to 320MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project south of Kroonstad, in the Free State Province (the “Project”). The Project Area is located approximately 19km to the south of Kroonstad’s central business district (CBD) and falls within Ward 2 of the Moqhaka Local Municipality (MLM) and Fezile Dabi District Municipality (FDDM). The electricity generated by the Project will be transferred via 132 kV powerlines from the facility substation to a new 132/400 kV Main Transmission Substation (MTS) (note that the MTS is being assessed in a separate application for Environmental Authorisation).

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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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Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 13:37

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21712

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CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationType
14/12/16/3/3/2/2304
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment

Heritage Reports: 

HIA Report Leeuwspruit Solar 1 PV
PIA Leeuwspruit Solar 1 PV

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  1. PDF icon Leeuwspruit Solar 1 PV Draft EIA Report
  2. PDF icon Appendix A Locality Maps
  3. PDF icon Appendix E Specialists Reports
  4. PDF icon Appendix B DFFE Acceptance of Scoping Report
  5. PDF icon Appendix H EMPr
 
 

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