RE: NOTIFICATION OF SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT FOR THE PROPOSED BOSHOEK SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY 1, NORTH WEST PROVINCE

29 August 2024

DFFE Reference: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2508

Nature of Activity: Boshoek Solar 1 (Pty) Ltd, Boshoek Solar 2 (Pty) Ltd and Boshoek Solar 3 (Pty) Ltd propose the establishment of a solar photovoltaic (PV) cluster, including associated grid connection and infrastructure (‘the SEF and associated infrastructure’). The potential generation capacity of Boshoek Solar 1 and Boshoek Solar 2 is up to 150 MW and Boshoek Solar 3 is up to 50 MW. Each Solar PV 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 / 400 kV overhead transmission powerline connecting the WEF to the national electrical grid network.

Development Location: The proposed Boshoek SEF’s Cluster are located between 30 - 33 km north west of Rustenburg within the Rustenburg Local Municipality and the Bojanala District Municipality, in the North West Province.

The draft EIA Reports (ERM, July  2024) were subjected to a 30 day comment period. All public participation processes took into consideration Chapter 2 Regulation 3 (1); (2) and (3) of the NEMA, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998).

The Final EIA Report for the proposed development considers comments received. The link to the final documents, as submitted to the DFFE for decision, are available below for download.

Boshoek 1 Documents

01 Volume I Final EIAr

01 Boshoek Solar PV 1 FEIAr.pdf
02 Boshoek 1 Figures.pdf
03 Appendix B Boshoek SEF 1 EMPr.pdf

02 Volume II Specialist EIA Reports

Boshoek 1 Specialist Reports.pdf

03 Volume III Public Participation Report

Boshoek SEF 1 Final PP Report_Public.pdf