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Vhuvhili Solar Photovoltaic Facility near Secunda, Mpumalanga Province

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The Project Applicant, Vhuvhili Solar (RF) (Pty) Ltd is proposing to design, construct and operate the Vhuvhili Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Facility, and associated infrastructure approximately 7 km south-east of the town of Secunda in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and the Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province.

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The proposed SEF will have a capacity of up to 300 MW (export) and is subject to a full Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (S&EIA) process. It should be noted that the project layout has been updated following sensitivities identified by the specialists that needed to be avoided (including cropland). This project layout was then updated based on sensitivities identified by the specialists that needed to be avoided, and an updated project layout taken into the EIA Phase as presented in Chapter 2 (project description) of the Draft EIA Report. The infrastructure associated with the proposed Vhuvhili SEF includes a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and various structures, buildings, and electrical grid infrastructure (EGI) such as an on-site 33/132 kV Substation (SS). Two site alternatives for the on-site SS and BESS (known as the SS and BESS complex) have been identified by the Project Applicant. These are Alternative 1 (A-B) and Alternative 2 (C-D) as shown in Figure S-1 of the Summary document of the Draft EIA Report. A construction laydown area was also identified and includes the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) buildings. The electricity generated by the proposed Vhuvhili SEF will be transferred from the proposed on-site substation at the proposed Vhuvhili SEF via a 132 kV power line which will extend approximately 12 km in length to the proposed switching station at the proposed Mukondeleli WEF. From there the combined electricity produced by the two Renewable Energy Facilities (REFs) will be transferred to a step-down substation at Sasol where it will be used for the production of green hydrogen and aviation fuel. The proposed power line is subject to a separate Basic Assessment (BA) process which is undertaken by the Project Applicant in parallel to this EIA process. The proposed Mukondeleli WEF is also subject to a separate S&EIA process which is undertaken by the Project Proponent (NEAS Reference: MPP/EIA/0001099/2022). The Project Developer, ENERTRAG South Africa (Pty) Ltd (hereafter referred to as the “ENERTRAG”), is currently investigating two scenarios for the uptake of energy from the proposed Vhuvili SEF: Scenario 1: The proposed Vhuvhili SEF is planned to provide renewable energy to Sasol (via the 132 kV power line from the on-site substation at the proposed Vhuvhili SEF to the switching station at the proposed Mukondeleli WEF from where the electricity will be transferred to Sasol) for the production of green hydrogen and green aviation fuel. This is viewed as the main proposed outcome of the proposed project, via an agreement between several consortium parties including ENERTRAG and Sasol. Scenario 2: Alternatively, should the above agreement not materialise under Scenario 1, and a private off-taker of the renewable energy cannot be obtained, the proposed Vhuvhili SEF will be bid into the future rounds of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) or similar tender processes. It is understood that the Environmental Authorisation (EA) received by the competent authority, i.e., the DARDLEA for the proposed Vhuvhili SEF (should it be granted) would be suitable for both scenarios. Furthermore, the scenario of providing the proposed renewable energy to Sasol via a private off-taker agreement and the scenario of bidding the project into the REIPPPP would have no bearing on the assessment of potential environmental impacts of the proposed project by the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP). Therefore, both scenarios have been documented in the EIA Report, i.e., Scenario 1 of having a private off-taker (i.e., Sasol) and Scenario 2 of bidding the project into the REIPPPP or another suitable tender process.

ApplicationDate: 

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 00:43

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18822

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18822
14/12/2022

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