SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF DNG ENERGY (PTY) LTD TAU DRAFT GAS -TO-POWER FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED
INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF NKOMAZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, MPUMALANGA
PROVINCE
REF: F010- 20-A
OCTOBER 2020
Draft Scoping Report DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd Tau Gas-to-Power Facility and associated infrastructure in Komatipoort
SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF DNG ENERGY (PTY) LTD TAU GAS -TO -POWER
FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN
THE JURISDICTION OF NKOMAZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE REF: F010- 20-A
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Draft Scoping Report DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd Tau Gas-to-Power Facility and associated infrastructure in Komatipoort
Prepared For:
DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd
Att: Elmar Keusgen
C: +27 (0) 82 572 9207 T: +27 (0) 10 880 2935
Prepared By:
Nsovo Environmental Consulting
Cell: 071 602 2369
Fax: 086 602 8821
Tel: 011 041 3689
Email: [email protected] “From the world we live to the world we seek”
Date of Submission: 19th October 2020
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Draft Scoping Report DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd Tau Gas-to-Power Facility and associated infrastructure in Komatipoort
“From the world we live to the world we seek ” DOCUMENT CONTROL PROJECT TITLE: Draft Scoping Report for the proposed development of DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd Tau gas-to-power station and associated Infrastructure within the Jurisdiction of Nkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province QUALITY CONTROL:
Report: Compiled By: Peer Reviewed By:
Draft Scoping Report Rejoice Aphane Masala Mugwagwa
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Khuliso Mudau Munyadziwa Rikhotso
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Draft Scoping Report DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd Tau Gas-to-Power Facility and associated infrastructure in Komatipoort
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DNG Energy (Pty) Ltd is proposing to establish a 620 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) Power facility and associated infrastructure. The proposed Tau gas-to-power station will be developed in two phases. The first phase involves the development of the 620 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) Power facility, aboveground gas pipeline from the existing Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Company (ROMPCO) gas pipeline to the power plant, and the above aboveground storage tanks with a capacity of 500m3 and bulk storage facility. DNG Energy is also proposing the construction of approximately 0.5km x 132 kV overhead powerline from the proposed power plant to the existing Eskom Komati substation. The second phase of the project involves the expansion of the capacity of power to 1000 MW by using Combined-Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGT).
The proposed project will be located within the existing industrial area, on farm Komatipoort Townland 182 FP, Portions 0, 3, 7, 17, 48, 50, 52, 53, 59, 62 and 67 Komatipoort Station Railway Reserve 161 FP, Portion 0, in Komatipoort town within the jurisdiction of the Nkomazi Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.
The study area is situated approximately 2 km south of the Kruger National Park, further, it is located outside the protected area. According to the Mpumalanga Biodiversity Sector Plan (MBSP, 2014) the north eastern portion of the proposed site is located within an Ecological Support Area (ESA) local corridor, and a small portion of the Tau gas-to- power station and the majority of the proposed gas pipeline are located within an irreplaceable Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA). However, the southern and a portion in the north east of the focus area has a very high terrestrial sensitivity according to the National We