DOCSLIB.ORG

Social and Economic Impact Assessment Report Solafrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Social and Economic Impact Assessment Report Solafrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant Social and Economic Impact Assessment Report SolAfrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant Prepared for SolAfrica February 2016 SEIA Report – Solafrica Central Receiver Power Plant DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Client: Solafrica Photovoltaic Energy Limited Report Name: Social and Economic Impact Assessment - Solafrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant Royal HaskoningDHV Reference Number: T01.JNB.000565 Authority Reference Number: - Compiled by: Kim Moonsamy Date: February 2016 Location: Durban Reviewed by: Approval __________________________ Signature © Royal HaskoningDHV All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission from Royal HaskoningDHV i SEIA Report – Solafrica Central Receiver Power Plant TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 1 DETAILS OF THE SPECIALIST AND EXPERTISE TO COMPILE A SPECIALIST REPORT 6 2 SPECIALIST DECLARATION 7 3 PROJECT SCOPE 7 3.1 PROJECT CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND 8 3.1.1 CENTRAL RECEIVER POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY 9 3.1.2 POWER LINE OPTIONS 10 3.1.3 WATER PIPELINE OPTIONS 11 3.1.4 ROAD USE OPTIONS 12 4 DETAILS OF THE SITE INVESTIGATION 13 5 METHODOLOGY 13 5.1 SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION 13 5.2 PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION 14 6 FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT 15 6.1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE 15 6.2 THE NORTHERN CAPE’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 15 6.2.1 THE PROVINCIAL ECONOMY 16 6.3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 21 6.3.1 BACKGROUND AND DEMOGRAPHICS 21 6.3.2 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS IN AFFECTED WARD 3 25 6.4 LABOUR SOURCES AREAS 36 6.5 PRESENTATION OF QUALITATIVE DATA 47 6.5.1 RESULTS OF THE SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE 47 6.5.2 RESULTS OF THE HERITAGE SPECIALIST STUDY 54 6.5.3 RESULTS OF THE NOISE SPECIALIST STUDY 54 6.5.4 RESULTS OF THE AIR QUALITY SPECIALIST STUDY 55 6.5.5 RESULTS OF THE ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST ENGAGEMENT EXERCISES 55 6.6 WORKER ACCOMMODATION 56 6.7 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM 56 6.7.1 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A GRIEVANCE MECHANISM 57 7 SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT 59 8 IMPACT ASSESSMENT 63 8.1 IMPACT METHOD 63 8.2 SANDRAAI’S RESOURCES 64 9 CONCLUSIONS 78 9.1 POWERLINE OPTIONS 78 9.2 PIPELINE OPTIONS 78 9.3 ROAD OPTIONS 78 9.4 CONCLUSION 78 9.5 KEY ACTIONS MOVING FORWARD 79 ii SEIA Report – Solafrica Central Receiver Power Plant 10 LITERATURE CITED 80 List of Figures FIGURE 3-1 : PROPOSED CENTRAL RECEIVER PLANT LOCATIONS 8 FIGURE 3-2 : SITE MAP 9 FIGURE 3-3: OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY 10 FIGURE 3-4: PROPOSED POWERLINE ALTERNATIVES 11 FIGURE 3-5: PROPOSED WATER PIPELINE ALTERNATIVES 12 FIGURE 3-6: ROAD USE OPTIONS 13 FIGURE 6-1: SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTHERN CAPE GDP IN 2013 16 FIGURE 6-2 : SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINING’S CONTRIBUTION GVA IN 2009 17 FIGURE 6-3: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING’S CONTRIBUTION TO GVA IN 2009 18 FIGURE 6-4: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MANUFACTURING’S CONTRIBUTION TO GVA IN 2009 20 FIGURE 6-5: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICE SECTOR’S CONTRIBUTION TO GVA IN 2009 21 FIGURE 6-6: AGE DISTRIBUTION IN !KHEIS LM IN 2011 23 FIGURE 6-7: DISTRIBUTION OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES WITHIN !KHEIS LM IN 2011 23 FIGURE 6-8: TENURE STATUS WITHIN !KHEIS LM IN 2011 24 FIGURE 6-9: TYPE OF AGRICULTURE BY HOUSEHOLD WITHIN !KHEIS LM IN 2011 25 FIGURE 6-10: LOCATION OF WARD 3 WITHIN !KHEIS LM 26 FIGURE 6-11: POPULATION GROUP IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 27 FIGURE 6-12: POPULATION AGE CATEGORY AND SEX IN WARD 3 27 FIGURE 6-13: GENDER PROFILE IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 28 FIGURE 6-14: HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP STATISTICS IN WARD 3 28 FIGURE 6-15: HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 29 FIGURE 6-16: EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR IN 2011 FOR !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 30 FIGURE 6-17: EMPLOYMENT BY STATUS IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 30 FIGURE 6-18: EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR IN WARD 3 31 FIGURE 6-19: ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 32 FIGURE 6-20: ENERGY USED FOR COOKING IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 32 FIGURE 6-21: ENERGY USED FOR HEATING IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 33 FIGURE 6-22: ENERGY USED FOR LIGHTING IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 34 FIGURE 6-23: TOILET FACILITIES IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 35 FIGURE 6-24: WATER SOURCE IN 2011 IN !KHEIS LM AND WARD 3 36 FIGURE 6-25: OVERALL PROJECT FOOTPRINT WITH RESPECTIVE 5KM, 10KM AND 25 KM BUFFERS 37 FIGURE 6-26: EXTENT AND LOCATION OF STATISTICAL AREAS AND IDENTIFIED LOCAL AREAS 38 FIGURE 6-27: LOCAL AREAS GENDER AND POPULATION SIZE 39 FIGURE 6-28: LOCAL AREAS INDIVIDUAL POPULATION GROUP 40 FIGURE 6-29: LOCAL AREAS AGE CATEGORIES 41 FIGURE 6-30: LOCAL AREAS EMPLOYMENT BY FORMAL/ INFORMAL SECTOR 41 FIGURE 6-31: LOCAL AREAS EMPLOYMENT STATUS 42 FIGURE 6-32: LOCAL AREAS MIGRATION 43 FIGURE 6-33: LOCAL AREAS BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION 44 FIGURE 6-34: LOCAL AREAS CITIZENSHIP CHARACTERISTICS 44 FIGURE 6-35: LOCAL AREAS ENERGY USED FOR COOKING 45 FIGURE 6-36: : LOCAL AREAS ENERGY USED FOR LIGHTING 46 FIGURE 6-37: LOCAL AREAS ENERGY USED FOR HEATING 46 iii SEIA Report – Solafrica Central Receiver Power Plant FIGURE 6-38: FULL RESPONSES FROM SURVEY CHECKLIST 48 FIGURE 6-39: FULL RESPONSES EMAIL / TELEPHONE COMMENTS 51 FIGURE 6-40: BREAKDOWN OF SAFETY AND SECURITY RESPONSES 53 FIGURE 6-41: BREAKDOWN OF LIVELIHOOD RESPONSES 54 FIGURE 6-38: BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTS OF A PROJECT LEVEL GRIEVANCE MECHANISM 57 FIGURE 1: OVERALL PROJECT FOOTPRINT WITH RESPECTIVE 5KM, 10KM AND 25 KM BUFFERS INDICATING AFFECTED AREAS 59 List of Tables TABLE 6-1: STATISTICAL AREAS AND IDENTIFIED LOCAL AREAS 37 TABLE 6-2: RESPONSES TO SURVEY CHECKLIST 47 TABLE 6-2: RESPONSES VIA EMAIL/ TELEPHONE 49 TABLE 6-4: SAFETY AND SECURITY RESPONSES 51 TABLE 6-5: LIVELIHOOD RESPONSES 53 TABLE 7-1 SOCIAL SENSITIVITY TABULATION 60 TABLE 8-1 IMPACT SIGNIFICANCE RATING TABLE 63 TABLE 8-2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PROPOSED MITIGATION 65 ACRONYMS ASGISA: Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative – South Africa EA: Environmental Authorisation EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment EIR: Environmental Impact Report GEAR Growth, Employment and Redistribution Strategy GVA Gross Value Added IFC: International Finance Corporation ISRDP Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme JIPSA Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition MDGs: Millennium Development Goals MTSF: Medium Term Strategic Framework NDP National Development Plan NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Development NGP: New Growth Path NU Non-Urban RDP Reconstruction and Development Plan SIA: Social Impact Assessment UNDP: United Nations Development Programme iv SEIA Report – Solafrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Social and Economic Impact Assessment Report is compiled for the proposed Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), a 150MW Concentrated Solar Power plant based on Parabolic Trough technology. The facility will also include ancillary infrastructure in support of the power plant including: water abstraction systems, power lines, roads, storage facilities, administration and operation buildings, construction laydown areas and temporary housing facilities. The proposed development is planned within the !Kheis Local Municipality, within the Siyanda District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province. The SEIA is part of the Specialist input towards an overall current Environmental Impact Assessment process. This report culminates in the gathering and interrogation of data from the Social, Economic and Agricultural Specialists. Primary data gathered includes quantitative statistics from Census 2011 and the use of qualitative data from respondent focus group discussions. Secondary data in the form of literary works, were also consulted. A short summary of the results is encompassed below. Construction Phase Potential loss of cultivated areas due to pipeline and road routing Neg Restricted access (residents and workers) to currently utilised roads Neg Sourcing of equipment and machinery locally Pos Local Gross Geographic Product (GDP) Increase Pos Inconvenience and danger to proximate residents through increased road traffic, dust and noise, including the development new access roads through the development site Neg Perceived preferential access to a finite number of jobs Neg Local job creation opportunities Pos Increased social ills in Groblershoop and surrounding small villages Neg Potential increase in criminal activity in the development footprint and nearby surrounding villages Neg Additional pressure on basic services provision (education, housing and healthcare) Neg Increase in HIV/AIDS cases and associated vulnerabilities Neg Chance Find of Heritage Items/ Sites Neg Impact on agricultural yields along Gariep Road Neg Impact on farm values of neighbouring farms Neg Impact on farm values of Gariep Road Farms Neg Grievance Channel Development Pos Operation Phase Difference in water flow in the Orange River affecting downstream farmers and potentially causing economic displacement Neg Potential loss of farm labourer jobs on neighbouring farms affected by differential water flow Neg Potential tourist appeal Pos Impact on Gariep road users and neighbours Neg Increase in South Africa's power producing independence Pos Grievance Channel Continuation Pos 5 SEIA Report – Solafrica Parabolic Trough Power Plant 1 DETAILS OF THE SPECIALIST AND EXPERTISE TO COMPILE A SPECIALIST REPORT Kementhree (Kim) Moonsamy is a Social Specialist within RHDHV’s Transport and Planning Department, based in Durban, South Africa. She has a postgraduate degree in Anthropology, and has been a consultant in the social assessment field for over 18 years. Kim has wide-ranging experience in a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods in the fields of social anthropology, human resources, business and social impact assessments in both South Africa and internationally.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Kheis Local Municipality, Northern Cape
    PROPOSED NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT ON ERF 1, ERF 45, ERF 47, WEGDRAAI, !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT D:E&NC reference number: NC/EIA/10/ZFM/!KHE/WED1/2020 JANUARY 2021 !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY EnviroAfrica PROPOSED NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT ON ERF 1, ERF 45, ERF 47, WEGDRAAI, !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE D:E&NC Ref No.: NC/EIA/10/ZFM/!KHE/WED1/2020 PREPARED FOR: !Kheis Local Municipality Private Bag X2, Wegdraai, 8850 Tel: 054 833 9500 PREPARED BY: EnviroAfrica P.O. Box 5367 Helderberg 7135 Tel: 021 – 851 1616 Fax: 086 – 512 0154 Page | 2 Wegdraai Housing_ Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report EnviroAfrica EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The !Kheis Local Municipality is proposing that a new township development, consisting of approximately 360 erven and associated infrastructure on Erven 1, 45 and 47, Wegdraai. The proposed project entails the development of approximately 360 erven with an average including associated infrastructure such as roads, and water, stormwater, effluent and electricity reticulation. The total area to be developed measures approximately forty-five (45) hectares. The proposed development will be comprised of approximately; • 364 x Residential Zone I units: dwelling house/ residential house containing one residential unit - a self-contained interlinking group of rooms for the accommodation and housing of a single family, or a maximum of four persons; • 3 x Business Zone I units: business building / premises which will be used as shops and/or
    [Show full text]
  • Mainplace Codelist.Xls
    Main Place Code Sub_Place Code Code !Kheis 31801 Gannaput SH 31801002 315 !Kheis 31801 Wegdraai SH 31801008 315 !Kheis 31801 Kimberley NU 31801006 315 !Kheis 31801 Kenhardt NU 31801005 316 !Kheis 31801 Gordonia NU 31801003 315 !Kheis 31801 Prieska NU 31801007 306 !Kheis 31801 Boegoeberg SH 31801001 306 !Kheis 31801 Grootdrink SH 31801004 315 ||Khara Hais 31701 Gordonia NU 31701001 316 ||Khara Hais 31701 Gordonia NU 31701001 315 ||Khara Hais 31701 Ses-Brugge AH 31701003 315 ||Khara Hais 31701 Klippunt AH 31701002 315 42nd Hill 41501 42nd Hill SP 41501000 426 42nd Hill 41501 Intabazwe 41501001 426 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Mabundeni 53501008 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 KwaQonsa 53501004 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Hlambanyathi 53501003 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Bazaneni 53501002 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Amatshamnyama 53501001 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 KwaSeme 53501006 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 KwaQunwane 53501005 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 KwaTembeka 53501007 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Abakwahlabisa SP 53501000 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Makopini 53501009 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Ngxongwana 53501011 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Nqotweni 53501012 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Nqubeka 53501013 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Sitezi 53501014 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Tanganeni 53501015 535 Abakwahlabisa 53501 Mgangado 53501010 535 Abambo 51801 Enyokeni 51801003 522 Abambo 51801 Abambo SP 51801000 522 Abambo 51801 Emafikeni 51801001 522 Abambo 51801 Eyosini 51801004 522 Abambo 51801 Emhlabathini 51801002 522 Abambo 51801 KwaMkhize 51801005 522 Abantungwa/Kholwa 51401 Driefontein 51401003 523
    [Show full text]
  • Siyanda EMF Draft Status Quo Report
    SIYANDA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK – EMF REPORT Executive Summary Introduction Environomics, leading a multi disciplinary team, was appointed to undertake the compilation of an Environmetnal Management Framework (EMF). It was a joint project between the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT), the Northern Cape Department of Toursim, Environment & Conservation (NCDTEC) and the Siyanda District Minicipality (SDM). The purpose of the project is to develop an EMF that will integrate municipal and provincial decision-making and align different government mandates in a way that will put the area on a sustainable development path. Description of the area The Siyanda District covers an area of 102,661.349km2 in the Northern Cape Province and lies on the great African plateau. It falls within four physical geographical regions namely: . The Kalahari; . Bushmanland; . the Griqua fold belt; and . the Ghaap Plateau. The Kalahari basin stretches northwards from just north of the Orange River into Botswana and Namibia. It is a flat, sand covered, semi-desert area, on average between 900m to 1200m above sea-level. It is characterised by a number of large pans to the north of Upington, by dry river beds (such as the Kuruman, Nossob and Molopo Rivers) and by dunes which strike north- west to south-east. The region is underlain by Karoo rocks and rocks belonging to the tertiary Kalahari Group. Outcrops are rare. Bushmanland is an arid, level sub-region of the Cape Middleveld to the east of the Namaqua Highlands. It is underlain by granitic Precambrian rocks on the western and northern sides and by Karoo rocks towards the south-east.
    [Show full text]
  • 36740 16-8 Road Carrier Permits
    Government Gazette Staatskoerant REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA August Vol. 578 Pretoria, 16 2013 Augustus No. 36740 PART 1 OF 2 N.B. The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for the quality of “Hard Copies” or “Electronic Files” submitted for publication purposes AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-0123-22 Prevention is the cure 303563—A 36740—1 2 No. 36740 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16 AUGUST 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for faxed documents not received due to errors on the fax machine or faxes received which are unclear or incomplete. Please be advised that an “OK” slip, received from a fax machine, will not be accepted as proof that documents were received by the GPW for printing. If documents are faxed to the GPW it will be the senderʼs respon- sibility to phone and confirm that the documents were received in good order. Furthermore the Government Printing Works will also not be held responsible for cancellations and amendments which have not been done on original documents received from clients. CONTENTS INHOUD Page Gazette Bladsy Koerant No. No. No. No. No. No. Transport, Department of Vervoer, Departement van Cross Border Road Transport Agency: Oorgrenspadvervoeragentskap aansoek- Applications for permits:.......................... permitte: .................................................. Menlyn..................................................... 3 36740 Menlyn..................................................... 3 36740 Applications concerning Operating Aansoeke
    [Show full text]
  • Potential Toxic Algal Incident in the Orange River Northern Cape 2000
    Potentially Toxic Algal Incident in the Orange River, Northern Cape, 2000 by C.E. van Ginkel & B. Conradie IWQS & NC Region • I bEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY I 0 -,_. TITLE: POTENTIALLY TOXIC ALGAL INCIDENT IN THE ORANGE RIVER, NORTHERN CAPE, 2000. REPORT NUMBER: N/D801/12/DEQ/0800 PROJECT: Eutrophication Project STATUS OF REPORT: Final DATE: July 2001 This report should be cited as: Van Ginkel, C.E. and B. Conradie (2001). Potential toxic algal incident in the Orange River, Northern Cape, 2000. Draft Report No. N/D801/12/DEQ/0800. Institute for Water Quality Studies, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Pretoria. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1. All the external stakeholders who assisted in collecting, storing and transporting samples. These include (not in any order of priority): • Mr Jaco Goussard (JCG Water Treatment) • Mr Gert Meiring (Upington Municipality) • Mr Gawie Moon (Council for Geo Science) • Personnel at the Pelladrift and Namakwa Water Boards • Personnel of the Trans Hex Limited mining company at Reuning and Baken • Personnel of the Alexkor Limited mining company (at the mine and on the farms) • Personnel of Global Diamond Resources at Grasdrift • Personnel of the Richtersveld National Park • Mrs Bettie Nieuwouldt, Richtersveld Farmers' Union • Springbok Lodge and Restaurant perspnnel • Northern Cape Nature Conservation Services • Wilna Barkhuizen at the Vioolsdrift Irrigation Board 2. Personnel of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) who contributed beyond their normal duties to make the task possible, including: • Personnel from the Institute for Water Quality Studies (IWQS): DWAF who visited Upington promptly to supply preservatives and sampling equipment to the office and assisted the Upington office in numerous logistical arrangements as well as providing expertise as member of the National Toxic Algal Forum (Mrs Carin van Ginkel), laboratory personnel (Eisabe Truter, Chris Carelson, Doris le Roux) and the technical team {Annelise Gerber) who assisted with data collection, analysis and reporting.
    [Show full text]
  • WEGDRAAI Need and Desirability Report
    WEGDRAAI Need and Desirability Report PERTAINING TO: WEGDRAAI COMMUNITY, !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, ZF MGCAWU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reference: NC/21/2018/PP (Wegdraai 360) / BH0070 SUBMITTED: August 2020 SUBMITTED AND COMPILED BY: Table of Contents SECTION A: BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Description .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study area .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Need for Low Cost Housing ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Desirability of the formalisation process .................................................................................................................................. 3 SECTION B: VISUAL REPORT......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Figure 1: Locality map of the community of Wegdraai, !Kheis LM. .........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Social Impact Assessment Baseline Report Solafrica CSP and PV Plants
    Social Impact Assessment Baseline Report SolAfrica CSP and PV Plants Prepared for RHDHV October 2014 Social Impact Assessment Baseline Report – Solafrica CSP and PV Plants DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Client: Solafrica Photovoltaic Energy Limited Report Name: Social Impact Assessment Baseline Report – Solafrica CSP and PV Plants Royal HaskoningDHV Reference Number: T01.JNB.000565 Authority Reference Number: DEA/EIA/ 14/12/16/3/3/3/119 DEA/EIA/ 14/12/16/3/3/3/120 DEA/EIA/ 14/12/16/3/3/3/121 Compiled by: Luke Moore & Kim Moonsamy Date: October 2014 Location: Durban Reviewed by: Approval __________________________ Signature © Royal HaskoningDHV All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission from Royal HaskoningDHV i Social Impact Assessment Baseline Report – Solafrica CSP and PV Plants TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 PROJECT CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND 1 1.1.1 CENTRAL RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY 2 1.1.2 PARABOLIC TROUGH TECHNOLOGY 3 1.1.3 PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY 4 1.1.4 POWER LINE OPTIONS 5 1.1.5 WATER PIPELINE OPTIONS 6 2 REPORT STRUCTURE 7 3 LEGISLATION AND LOCAL AREA CONTEXT 8 3.1 SOUTH AFRICAN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 8 3.1.1 SOUTH AFRICA’S MEDIUM TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 9 3.2 SOUTH AFRICA’S ACCELERATED AND SHARED GROWTH INITIATIVE (ASGISA) 10 3.3 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (ACT NO. 108 OF 1996) 11 3.4 !KHEIS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 11 4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE 12 4.1 THE NORTHERN
    [Show full text]
  • Building Statistics, 2013
    Building statistics, 2013 Statistics South Africa Pali Lehohla Report No. 50-11-01 (2013) Statistician-General Statistics South Africa i Building statistics, 2013 / Statistics South Africa Published by Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001 © Statistics South Africa, 2015 Users may apply or process this data, provided Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is acknowledged as the original source of the data; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user's independent processing of the data; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever without prior permission from Stats SA. Stats SA Library Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) Data Building statistics, 2013 / Statistics South Africa. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2015 Report No. 50-11-01 (2013) xii. 150 pp ISBN 978-0-621-43954-0 A complete set of Stats SA publications is available at Stats SA Library and the following libraries: National Library of South Africa, Pretoria Division Eastern Cape Library Services, King William's Town National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Division Central Regional Library, Polokwane Library of Parliament, Cape Town Central Reference Library, Mbombela Bloemfontein Public Library Central Reference Collection, Kimberley Natal Society Library, Pietermaritzburg Central Reference Library, Mmabatho Johannesburg Public Library This report is available on the Stats SA website: www.statssa.gov.za Copies are obtainable from: Printing and Distribution, Statistics South Africa Tel: (012) 310 8251 (012) 310 8093 (012) 310 8358 (012) 310 8161 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Building statistics, Report No.
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Cape Provincial Administration: Department
    1 NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS LINE FUNCTIONS FILING SYSTEM A) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS B) LIST OF MAIN SERIES C) NUMERICAL CLASSIFICATION D) ANNEXURE A: LIST OF EXISTING CONTRACTS E) ANNEXURE B: MUNICIPALITIES F) ANNEXURE C: DISTRICT COUNCILS LLIASSEER.DOC 2 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FILING SYSTEM NAME OF OFFICE 1. THIS FILING SYSTEM IS FOR THE USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS IN THE NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND IT MAY NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY OTHER OFFICE/S WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVIST. REPORTING 2. ALL REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS (THE OMISSION OR INSERTION OF AN UNDERLINING IS A REVISION AS WELL) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED REGULARLY TO THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVIST FOR NOTIFICATION AND FORMAL APPROVAL. IN CASES WHERE THE REVISIONS/ADDITIONS ARE CIRCULATED BY MEANS OF CIRCULAR MINUTES, A COPY THEREOF MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVIST BEFOREHAND FOR APPROVAL. FOR EASY REFERENCE AND EFFECTIVE CONTROL, THE NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD BE NUMBERED EACH YEAR STARTING AT NUMBER ONE, EG. 1/2001, 2/2001, ETC. (FOR UNCLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE, SEE PAR. 15 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS) MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM 3. MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS ASSIGNED TO THE RECORDS MANAGER. NO REVISIONS/ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM MAY BE MADE WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVIST AND THIS OFFICIAL. FURTHER DUTIES OF THIS OFFICIAL COMPRISE INTER ALIA THE FOLLOWING: A) HE/SHE MUST SCRUTINISE THE DAILY FILES REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE IS DEALT WITH ON THE CORRECT FILES. B) HE/SHE MUST ENSURE THAT PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE STRICTLY ADHERED TO BY SCRUTINISING THE RELEVANT FILES REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE USED CORRECTLY.
    [Show full text]
  • Situation Analysis of Problems for Water Quality
    SITUATION ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS FOR WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE LOWER ORANGE RIVER REGION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FOOTHILLS TO SALINIZATION. by T. Volschenk1), M.V. Fey2) & H.L. Zietsman3) 1) Soil Science Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch 7599 2) Department of Soil Science, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7602 3) Department of Geography and Environmental studies, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7602 Final report to the Water Research Commission and Northern Cape Department of Agriculture and Land Reform JULY 2005 ISBN No.: 1-77005-378-6 Report No.: 1358/1/05 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii LIST OF TABLES xv LIST OF FIGURES xviii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Objectives 6 1.2 Structure of the report 6 2 LITERATURE 7 3 WATER QUALITY OF THE LOWER ORANGE RIVER 11 3.1 Introduction 11 3.2 Data collection, retrieval and processing 11 3.3 Results and discussion 13 3.3.1 Status of water quality monitoring sites 13 3.3.2 General classification of river water quality 14 3.3.3 Trends in river water quality. 20 3.3.4 Trends in drainage water quality 32 3.3.5 Salt retention in the Boegoeberg to Onseepkans river reach 35 3.4 Conclusions 38 4 SALT GENERATION POTENTIAL OF SOILS IN THREE CONTRASTING AREAS UNDER IRRIGATION 40 4.1 Introduction 40 4.2 Materials and methods 41 4.3 Results and discussion 43 4.3.1 Field soil properties and exchangeable cation content 43 4.3.2 Laboratory weathering by equilibration 48 4.3.3 Soluble salt composition 54 4.3.4 Laboratory weathering
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 1 District Socio-Economic Profile and Development Plans
    Arid Areas Report Volume 1: District Socio-economic Profile and Development Plans THE ARID AREAS PROGRAMME VOLUME 1 DISTRICT SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS Compiled by: Prof Doreen Atkinson Centre for Development Support University of the Free State November 2007 Arid Areas Report Volume 1: District Socio-economic Profile and Development Plans CONTENTS I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 II. Geographic overview.................................................................................................................. 4 1. Namaqualand and Richtersveld .............................................................................................................. 5 2. The Karoo ................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Gordonia, the Kalahari and Bushmanland ............................................................................................. 7 4. General characteristics of the arid areas ................................................................................................ 7 III. The Western Zone (Succulent Karoo) ................................................................................... 10 1. Namakwa District Municipality ........................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Karoo-Hoogland Municipality (Williston area)...................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Agriculture and Land Reform
    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND REFORM ANNUAL REPORT 2005/2006 2 Table of Content 1. GENERAL INFORMATION................................................................... 5 1.1 Introduction by the Head of the Department..........................................................5 1.2 Information on the Ministry...................................................................................7 1.3 Mission statement................................................................................................8 1.4 Legislative mandate .............................................................................................8 2. PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE .......................................................... 9 2.1 Voted Funds.........................................................................................................9 2.2 Aim of the Vote.....................................................................................................9 2.3 Summary of programmes......................................................................................9 2.4 Departmental receipts........................................................................................10 2.5 Departmental payments .....................................................................................10 2.6 Programme Performance/Service Delivery Achievements....................................11 2.6.1 Programme 1: Administration ...................................................................11 2.6.2 Programme 2: Sustainable Resource Management....................................13
    [Show full text]