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Environmental Impact Assessment Process: Proposed Coal-Fired Power Stations and Associated Infrastructure in the Waterberg, Limpopo Report No: [4793/402719] ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS: PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WATERBERG, LIMPOPO DRAFT SCOPING REPORT November 2008 LEAD CONSULTANT PROPONENT Ninham Shand (Pty) Ltd. Eskom Holdings Ltd. 81 Church Street Eskom Generation PO Box 1347 Megawatt Park Cape Town Maxwell Drive 8000 Sandton, 2199 Tel: (021) 481 2400 Tel: (011) 800 3501 Fax: (021) 424 5588 Fax : (011) 800 5140 Email: [email protected] Website : www.eskom.co.za PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS IN THE WATERBERG, LIMPOPO: SCOPING REPORT Page i PROJECT DETAILS DEAT REFERENCE NO. : 12/12/20/1255 TITLE : DRAFT SCOPING REPORT AUTHORS : Louise Corbett, Ashwin West, Brett Lawson SUBCONSULTANTS : AirShed Planning Professionals Golder Associates Groundwater Consulting Services InfoTox Ivuzi Johnny van Schalkwyk (Private Consultant) Jongens Keet Associates Makecha Development Association Ndodana Consulting Engineers Ptersa Environmental Management Consultants Riscom Smith, Summers, Ndlovu Associates Strategic Environmental Focus Urban-Econ Zitholele Consulting CLIENT : Eskom Holdings Limited (Generation Division) REPORT STATUS : Draft REPORT NUMBER : 4793/402719 REPORT DATE : 5 November 2008 ................................................ ………........................................... LOUISE CORBETT ASHWIN WEST (Pr. Sci Nat) Environmental Practitioner Associate: Environmental Discipline Group ................................................ BRETT LAWSON (Cert. EAPSA)(Pr Sci Nat) Associate: Environmental Discipline Group This report is to be referred to in bibliographies as: NINHAM SHAND 2008. Proposed coal-fired power stations and associated infrastructure in the Waterberg, Limpopo: Draft Scoping Report. Report No. 4793/402719 Ninham Shand (2008) No unauthorised reproduction, copy or adaptation, in whole or in part, may be made. PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS IN THE WATERBERG, LIMPOPO: SCOPING REPORT Page ii CONTENTS NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY PROJECT DETAILS ................................................................................................................... I CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... II LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... IV LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................... V LIST OF ANNEXURES ............................................................................................................. VI GLOSSARY OF TERMS .......................................................................................................... VII ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... IX 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legal requirements ................................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 National Environmental Management Act ............................................. 3 1.2.2 The ATmospheric Pollution Prevention Act ........................................... 6 1.2.3 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act ........................... 6 1.2.4 National Heritage Resources Act .......................................................... 7 1.2.5 Other applicable legislation and policies ............................................... 8 1.3 Terms of reference and Scope of the EIA ............................................................... 11 1.4 Approach to the project ........................................................................................... 13 1.4.1 The Scoping Report phase ................................................................. 15 1.4.2 Authority involvement .......................................................................... 15 1.4.3 Decision making ................................................................................. 16 1.5 Assumptions and limitations .................................................................................... 16 1.5.1 Assumptions ....................................................................................... 16 1.5.2 Gaps in knowledge ............................................................................. 17 1.6 Independence ......................................................................................................... 17 1.7 Structure of the Scoping Report .............................................................................. 18 2 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN SOUTH AFRICA .......................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 South Africa’s Electricity requirements .................................................................... 21 2.2 Policy framework for the Supply of Electricity .......................................................... 23 2.2.1 White Paper on the Energy Policy of the Republic of South Africa ...... 24 2.2.2 Integrated Energy Plan ....................................................................... 25 2.2.3 National Integrated Resource Plan ..................................................... 25 2.2.4 Integrated Strategic Electricity Planning .............................................. 26 2.3 Selection of the waterberg region for further coal-driven development .................... 28 2.4 Overview of the potential future electricity related development in the Waterberg region .............................................................................................................................. 34 Ninham Shand (2008) No unauthorised reproduction, copy or adaptation, in whole or in part, may be made. PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER STATIONS IN THE WATERBERG, LIMPOPO: SCOPING REPORT Page iii 3 THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS ................................................................................. 37 3.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 37 3.2 Selection of potential sites....................................................................................... 37 3.2.1 Determining the boundaries of the Waterberg region .......................... 37 3.2.2 Selection of potential sites .................................................................. 41 3.2.3 Other considerations ........................................................................... 43 4 THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY ........................................................................................... 45 4.1 The need for the proposed activity .......................................................................... 45 4.2 Description of the proposed activity ......................................................................... 45 4.3 Consideration of alternatives ................................................................................... 50 4.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 50 4.3.2 Activity alternatives ............................................................................. 51 4.3.3 Site location alternatives ..................................................................... 51 4.3.4 Process alternatives ............................................................................ 52 4.3.5 Site layout alternatives ........................................................................ 58 5 THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS .................................................................... 59 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 59 5.2 Initiation of the public process ................................................................................. 60 5.2.1 Compilation of the I&AP database ...................................................... 60 5.2.2 Compilation and distribution of Background Information Document .... 61 5.2.3 Advertising in the national, regional and local newspapers ................. 61 5.2.4 Initial landowner and key stakeholder meetings .................................. 61 5.2.5 Issues and concerns raised ................................................................ 62 5.2.6 Minutes of the initial public meetings ................................................... 63 5.3 Comment on the Draft Scoping Report.................................................................... 63 5.4 Review and Decision period .................................................................................... 64 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS ..... 65 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 65 6.2 Operational phase impacts on the biophysical environment .................................... 65 6.2.1 Impact on terrestrial fauna and flora .................................................... 65 6.2.2 Impact on aquatic flora and fauna ....................................................... 68 6.2.3 Impact on ambient air quality
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