23 August 2024
NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORTS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT
23 August 2024
DFFE Reference: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2515 and 14/12/16/3/3/2/2516
Nature of Activity: Hugo Wind Energy Facility (Pty) and Khoe Wind Energy Facility (Pty) Ltd propose the establishment of a Wind energy facility (WEF), including associated grid connection and infrastructure (‘the WEF and associated infrastructure’). The potential generation capacity of
Hugo Wind Energy Facility (Pty) is up to 336 MW and Khoe Wind Energy Facility (Pty) is up to 232 MW. Each Wind Energy facility will comprise various buildings, access roads, a battery energy storage system (BESS), and a substation hub with associated electrical grid infrastructure such as but not limited to a 132kV / 33 kV overhead transmission powerline connecting the WEF to the national electrical grid network.
Development Location:
Hugo WEF
The proposed Hugo WEF is located near De Doorns within the Breede Valley Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province.
Khoe WEF
The proposed Khoe WEF Cluster is located near De Doorns within the Langeberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province.
Application Process: In terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998 – NEMA), and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014 (as
amended), the Project Applicants appointed Environmental Resources Management Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (ERM), to act as the project manager and to undertake the Scoping and Environmental
Impact Assessment (S&EIA) as the independent environmental impact assessment practitioner (EAP).
ERM has submitted two separate Draft EIA Reports to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).
Invitation to Comment: Members of the public, local communities, and stakeholders are invited to comment on the Draft EIA Reports, which are available for public review and comment,
from Friday 23 August 2024 until the Monday, 23 September 2024 (both days inclusive), as per Table 1 below.
Table 1: Public Review and Comment Locations
Location |
Physical Address |
Electronic Copy Locations (Available for download below) |
|
ERM Website (available for download) |
https://www.erm.com/hugoandkhoe/
|
Via One Drive |
I&APs can request for copies to be sent via one drive shared folder. |
Hard Copy Location |
|
De Doorns Public Library |
7 Station Road, De Doorns, Western Cape, South Africa |
CD Copies will be made upon request to the EAP. |
Should you wish to be registered as an I&AP and / or would like comment please submit your name, interest in the project or comment, email and postal address and telephone number in writing to the below address: |
|
Environmental Resources Management Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd |
ERM Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. 1st Floor Great Westerford 240 Main Road, Rondebosch Cape Town, 7700 South Africa |
Project Reference: 0695823 Hugo&Khoe WEF |
Contact Person: Sadiya Salie |
Email: hugokhoe@erm.com |
Telephone: +27117985400 |
Post: Postnet Suite 90, Private Bag X12, Tokai, 7966 |
Online: https://hugokhoe.aidaform.com/stakeholder-engagement
|
Hugo Volume I - Draft EIA Report
0695823_HUGO WEF DEIAr_20240823.pdf
0695823_Hugo WEF EMPr_20240823.pdf
0695823-GIS-004 Hugo WEF Renewable Energy Projects within 30 km radius.pdf
Figure 2 0695823-GIS-002 Hugo WEF Site Location Map.pdf
Figure 3 0695823-GIS-003 Hugo WEF Preferred Site Development Plan.pdf
Figure 4 0695823-GIS-005 Hugo WEF Land Use.pdf
Figure 5 0695823-GIS-006 Hugo WEF Ecological Support Area.pdf
Figure 6.1 0695823-GIS-007 Hugo Environmental Sensitivity.pdf
Figure 6.2 0695823-GIS-008 Hugo Environmental Sensitivity1.pdf
Figure 6.3 0695823-GIS-009 Hugo Environmental Sensitivity.pdf
Figure 7 0695823-GIS-010 Hugo Sensitivity & Cumulative .pdf
Hugo Evolution report.pdf
Hugo Volume II - Specialist Reports
01 Hugo Screening Tool Report.pdf
02_Hugo_WEF_Agriculture_Report.pdf
03_Hugo WEF -Noise Change in layout.pdf
03_Hugo_WEF_Noise_Report.pdf
04_Aquatic impact assessment report addendum Hugo.pdf
04_Hugo_WEF_Aquatic_Report.pdf
05_Hugo_WEF_Biodiversity_Report.pdf
06_Hugo_TerrestrialAnimal_Report.pdf
07_Hugo_WEF_Flora_Report.pdf
08_Hugo_WEF_Avian_Report.pdf
09_Hugo_Bat Monitoring Report.pdf
10_Hugo_WEF_Social_Report.pdf
11_Hugo_WEF_Paleontology_Report.pdf
12_Hugo_WEF_Heritage_Report.pdf
13_Hugo_WEF_Visual Impact Assessment Report.pdf
14_Hugo_WEF_Traffic_Report.pdf
Hugo Volume III - Public Participation Report
Khoe Volume I - Draft EIA Report
0695823_Khoe WEF EMPr_20240823.pdf
0695823-GIS-001 Khoe WEF Preliminary Development Geographical Co-ordinates.pdf
0695823-GIS-004 Khoe Renewable Energy Projects within 30 km radius.pdf
Evolution Report.pdf
Fig 2 0695823-GIS-002 Khoe WEF Site Location Map.pdf
Fig 3 0695823-GIS-003 Khoe WEF Preferred Site Development Plan.pdf
Fig 4 0695823-GIS-005 Khoe WEF Land Use.pdf
Fig 5 0695823-GIS-006 Khoe WEF Ecological Support Area.pdf
Fig 6.1 0695823-GIS-008 Site Sensivity Map Khoe.pdf
Fig 6.2 0695823-GIS-007 Site Sensivity 7.2 Map Khoe.pdf
Figure 7.1 0695823-GIS-008 Sensivity Map Khoe Cumulative .pdf
Figure 7.2 0695823-GIS-009 Sensivity Map Khoe Cumulative .pdf
Khoe Draft EIA Report_20240823.pdf
Khoe Volume II - Specialist Reports
01 Khoe WEF Screening Tool Report.pdf
02_Khoe_WEF_Agriculture_Report .pdf
03_ERM Khoe WEF - Change in layout.pdf
03_Khoe_WEF_Noise_Report.pdf
04_Aquatic impact assessment addendum Khoe.pdf
04_Khoe_WEF_Aquatic_Report.pdf
05_Khoe_WEF_Biodiversity_Report.pdf
06_Khoe_TerrestrialAnimal_Report.pdf
07_Khoe_WEF_Flora_Report.pdf
08_Khoe-WEF_Avian_Report.pdf
09_Khoe_Bat Monitoring Report.pdf
10_Khoe_WEF_Social_Report.pdf
11_Khoe_WEF_Paleontology_Report.pdf
12_Khoe WEF Heritage_Report.pdf
13_Khoe_Visual Impact Report.pdf
14_Khoe_WEF_Traffic_Report.pdf
Khoe Volume III - Public Participation Report