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Proposed development of SCSC solar PV and battery storage facility near Northam in the Limpopo and North West Provinces

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Main Street 1886 Proprietary Limited proposes the development of the Solar PV facility and associated infrastructure on a site bordering the eastern end of the Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine area near Northam. The solar PV facility will comprise several arrays of PV panels, a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and associated infrastructure with a contracted capacity of up to 100MW.

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The purpose of the proposed project is to generate electricity for exclusive use by the Siyanda Mine, following which any excess power produced will be distributed to the national grid, if applicable. The construction of the PV facility aims to reduce the Siyanda Mine’s dependency on direct supply from Eskom’s national grid for operation activities, while simultaneously decreasing the mine’s carbon footprint. A preferred project site with an extent of ~1138ha and a development area of 574 ha has been identified by Main Street 1886 Proprietary Limited as a technically suitable area for the development of the Solar PV Facility. The study area is located on Portion 4 of Farm Grootkuil 409. The project site falls within the Thabazimbi Local Municipality within the Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo Province. The site is located ~6.5km west of the town of Northam and is accessible via the Swartklip Road which branches off the R510 provincial route. Infrastructure associated with the solar PV facility will include: 100MW Solar PV array comprising PV modules and mounting structures. Inverters and transformers. Cabling between the project components. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). On-site facility substation and power lines between the solar PV facility and the Mine and Eskom substation. Site offices, Security office, operations and control, and maintenance and storage laydown areas. Access roads, internal distribution roads Grid connection solution. To evacuate the generated power to the Siyanda Mine, the grid connection solution consisting of the following is proposed: The power generated by the solar PV facility will be transferred to the three step up transformers at the on-site/plant substation. Power will then be delivered from each step-up transformer as follows: two 6.6 km, 33 kV transmission lines to the Mortimer substation with four step down transformers (33/6.6 kV; 10 MVA), two 4.7 km, 33 kV transmission lines to the Fridge substation with two step down transformers (33/6.6 kV; 10 MVA), two 2.9 km, 33 kV transmission lines to the Ivan substation with three step down transformers (33/11 kV; 10 MVA) The grid connection is proposed on the following properties: Portion 3 of Farm Grootkuil 409 Portion 4 of Farm Grootkuil 409 Portion 5 of Farm Grootkuil 409 Portion 0 of Farm Spitskop 410 Portion 0 of Farm Turfbult 404 Portion 1 of Farm Zwartklip 405 Portion 2 of Farm Zwartklip 405

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Friday, June 3, 2022 - 16:33

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18741

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Heritage Reports: 

Heritage Screener: SCSC solar PV
HIA: SCSC Solar PV at Bagatla Mine

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon 0.SE3289 SCSC Scoping Report(Jun22).pdf
  2. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix A - EIA Project Consulting Team CVs.pdf
  3. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix B - Authority Correspondence.pdf
  4. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C1- Stakeholder Database - Public.pdf
  5. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C2 - Site Notice Placement.pdf
  6. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C3 - Background Information Letter.pdf
  7. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C4 - Newspaper Advertisement.pdf
  8. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C5 - Oos Correspondence.pdf
  9. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C6 - Stakeholder I&AP Correspondence.pdf
  10. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C7 - Meeting Notes.pdf
  11. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix C8 - Comments and Response Report.pdf
  12. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix D - Ecology, Freshwater & Soils and Agricultural Potential Scoping Study.pdf
  13. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix E - Avifauna Scoping Study.pdf
  14. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix G - Social Scoping Report.pdf
  15. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix H - DFFE Screening Report.pdf
  16. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix I - Maps (A3).pdf
  17. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix J - Specialist Declarations.pdf
  18. PDF icon SE3289 SCSC Appendix K - EAP Affirmation& Declaration.pdf
  19. PDF icon 00. SCSC Draft EIAr.pdf
  20. PDF icon Appendix A - EIA Project Consulting Team CVs.pdf
  21. PDF icon Appendix B - Authority Consultation.pdf
  22. PDF icon Appendix C1- Stakeholder Database - Public.pdf
  23. PDF icon Appendix C2 - Site Notices & Newspaper.pdf
  24. PDF icon Appendix C3 - Background Information Letter.pdf
  25. PDF icon Appendix C4 - Oos Correspondence.pdf
  26. PDF icon Appendix C5 - Stakeholder I&AP Correspondence.pdf
  27. PDF icon Appendix C6 Comments Received.pdf
  28. PDF icon Appendix C7 - Meeting Notes.pdf
  29. PDF icon Appendix C8 - Comments and Response Report SCSC.pdf
  30. PDF icon Appendix D - Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment.pdf
  31. PDF icon Appendix E - Aquatic Assessment.pdf
  32. PDF icon Appendix F - Avifauna Impact Assessment.pdf
  33. PDF icon Appendix G - Soil Compliance Statement.pdf
  34. PDF icon Appendix I - Social Impact Assessment.pdf
  35. PDF icon Appendix J - Specialist Declarations.pdf
  36. PDF icon Appendix K - Facility EMPr.pdf
  37. PDF icon Appendix L - Generic EMPr OHL.pdf
  38. PDF icon Appendix M - DFFE Screening Tool.pdf
  39. PDF icon Appendix M - Substation Generic EMPr.pdf
  40. PDF icon Appendix N - Maps.pdf
  41. PDF icon Appendix O - EAP Affirmation and Declaration.pdf
 
 

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