PROPOSED ESKOM GROMIS-NAMA- AGGENEIS 400KV POWER LINE, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING REPORT ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Economic Assessment Enviroworks PROPOSED ESKOM GROMIS-NAMA-AGGENEIS 400KV POWER LINE, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING REPORT ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Prepared for: Enviroworks 4 Coligny Road, Park West, Bloemfontein, 9310 Postal: Suite 116, Private bag X01, Brandhof, 9324 Prepared by: CAPE TOWN Block C, The Estuaries, Oxbow Crescent, Century City, 7441 Also in Grahamstown, East London, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Maputo (Mozambique) and Romsey (UK) www.cesnet.co.za DECEMBER 2019 CES Environmental and Social Advisory Services i Economic Assessment Enviroworks REVISIONS TRACKING TABLE CES Report Revision and Tracking Schedule Document Title: PROPOSED ESKOM GROMIS-NAMA-AGGENEIS 400KV POWER LINE, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE - ENVIRONMEMTAL SCREENING REPORT ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Client Name: Enviroworks Status: Draft Report Issue Date: 04 December 2019 Lead Author: Marc Hardy Reviewer: Maura Talbot No. of hard No. electronic Circulated to copies copies Enviroworks/Eskom 1 This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of CES’s appointment and contains intellectual property and proprietary information that is protected by copyright in favour of CES. 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IX 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Terms of Reference .............................................................................................. 1 1.2.1 General Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2.2 Specific Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Approach .............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations ........................................................................................ 2 1.4.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 2 1.4.2 Limitations ................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Specialist Details ............................................................................................................ 3 1.6 Report Structure ............................................................................................................. 4 1.7 Project Location and Description .................................................................................. 5 1.7.1 Locality ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.7.2 Project Background Summary ..................................................................................... 5 1.7.3 Main Project Components ............................................................................................ 6 1.8 Alternatives ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.9 Need for the Project ........................................................................................................ 6 2 POLICY AND PLANNING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................. 9 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Summary of Reviewed Documents................................................................................ 9 2.2.1 Northern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP) .............................. 9 2.2.2 Northern Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF) ............................ 9 2.2.3 Namakwa District Municipality IDP Revision 2017 - 2022 .......................................... 10 2.2.4 Nama Khoi Local Municipality SDF 2014 ................................................................... 11 2.2.5 Nama Khoi Local Municipality Draft IDP 2018/2019 ................................................... 13 3 OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY AREA ........................................................................... 14 3.1 Provincial Overview ...................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Municipal Level Overview ............................................................................................ 18 3.2.1 Namakwa District Municipality (NDM) ........................................................................ 18 3.2.2 Nama Khoi Local Municipality (NKLM) ....................................................................... 20 4 CONSULTATION PROCESS ..................................................................................... 32 5 KEY SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES ............................................................................. 33 CES Environmental and Social Advisory Services iii Economic Assessment Enviroworks 5.1 Job creation and skills development ........................................................................... 33 5.2 Direct and indirect economic impacts ......................................................................... 33 5.3 Mining ............................................................................................................................ 35 5.4 Agriculture..................................................................................................................... 37 5.5 Tourism attractions and operations ............................................................................ 38 5.6 Property value and land use ........................................................................................ 38 5.7 Resettlement or economic displacement .................................................................... 40 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................. 41 6.1 Impact Categories ......................................................................................................... 41 6.2 Planning and Design Phase Impacts ........................................................................... 41 6.2.1 Job Creation and Skills Development ........................................................................ 41 6.2.2 Direct and Indirect Economic Impacts ........................................................................ 44 6.2.3 Mining ........................................................................................................................ 47 6.2.4 Agriculture ................................................................................................................. 49 6.2.5 Tourism ..................................................................................................................... 51 6.2.6 Property Value and Land Use .................................................................................... 53 6.2.7 Physical Resettlement and Economic Displacement .................................................. 55 6.3 Construction Phase Impacts ........................................................................................ 61 6.3.1 Job Creation and Skills Development ........................................................................ 61 6.3.2 Direct and Indirect Economic Impacts ........................................................................ 63 6.3.3 Mining ........................................................................................................................ 65 6.3.4 Agriculture ................................................................................................................. 67 6.3.5 Tourism ..................................................................................................................... 69 6.3.6 Property Value and Land Use .................................................................................... 71 6.3.7 Physical Resettlement and Economic Displacement .................................................. 73 6.4 Operational Phase Impacts .......................................................................................... 75 6.4.1 Job Creation and Skills Development ........................................................................ 75 6.4.2 Direct and Indirect Economic Impacts .......................................................................