ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS DRAFT SCOPING REPORT SALDANHA BAY NETWORK STRENGTHENING PROJECT, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW APRIL 2016 Prepared for: Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd Prepared by: Unit 10, Building 2, 5 Woodlands Drive Office Park Cnr Woodlands Drive & Western Service Road, Woodmead, Gauteng P.O. Box 148, Sunninghill, 2157 Telephone : +27 (0)11 656 3237 Facsimile : +27 (0)86 684 0547 Email :
[email protected] SALDANHA BAY NETWORK STRENGTHENING PROJECT, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE Draft Scoping Report April 2016 PROJECT DETAILS DEA Reference No. : N/A Title : Saldanha Bay Network Strengthening Project, Western Cape Province Authors : Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd Jo-Anne Thomas John von Mayer Project Developer : Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd Report Status : Draft Scoping Report for public review Review Period : 15 April 2016 – 18 May 2016 When used as a reference this report should be cited as: Savannah Environmental (2015) Draft Scoping Report: Saldanha Bay Strengthening Project COPYRIGHT RESERVED This technical report has been produced for Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. The intellectual property contained in this report remains vested in Savannah Environmental and Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. No part of the report may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd and Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Project Details Page i SALDANHA BAY NETWORK STRENGTHENING PROJECT, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE Draft Scoping Report April 2016 PURPOSE OF THE DRAFT SCOPING REPORT Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (to be referred to as Eskom hereafter) is proposing the Saldanha Bay Network Strengthening Project which involves the proposed construction of a new Distribution substation (Dx), Transmission substation (Tx), 2X 400kV Power Lines and associated upgrade and extension of the Aurora Substation.