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Johannesburg and Maputo EOH Coastal & Environmental Services i Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility INFORMATION REQUIRED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY In terms of Section 28(1) of the EIA Regulations (2010), a Scoping Report must contain all the information necessary for a proper understanding of the nature of issues identified during scoping, and must include– (j) Any specific information required by the competent authority. General Site Information Description of affected farm portions Farm Name Farm number 21 digit SG Code Size (ha) Klip Krands 60/1 C04800000000006000001 934 ha 133/0 C03000000000013300000 1 876 ha Holle Fountain 133/1 C03000000000013300001 672 ha 133/3 C03000000000013300003 150 ha 61/0 C04800000000006100000 1 110 ha 61/2 C04800000000006100002 1 765 ha Leeuw Hoek 61/4 C04800000000006100004 538 ha 61/6 C04800000000006100006 148 ha Elands Kloof 135/1 C03000000000013500001 16 ha 3/0 C04800000000000300000 1 765 ha 3/2 C04800000000000300002 1 076 ha 3/3 C04800000000000300003 1 101 ha Uitzicht 3/4 C04800000000000300004 1 069 ha 3/7 C04800000000000300007 1 298 ha 3/8 C04800000000000300008 903 ha Leuwe Kop 120/0 C03000000000012000000 2321 ha Elands Kloof 135/0 C03000000000013500000 358 ha Winterhoek 136/0 C03000000000013600000 1163 ha Location of the Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility EOH Coastal & Environmental Services ii Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility Photographs of the site (a) (b) EOH Coastal & Environmental Services iii Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility (c) (d) (e) (f) Photographs from sensitive visual receptors Information not yet available Turbine design specifications Nacelle height/Hub height Max. 137m Blade Diameter Max. 132m Foundation dimensions Max. 20m x 20m x 5m Laydown area dimensions 10 000m2 Generation Capacity Max. 4MW each Onsite measured wind parameters This information is considered, by the developer, to be confidential because of its commercial sensitivity. Generation capacity of the facility at delivery point Delivery point To be determined EOH Coastal & Environmental Services iv Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility THE PROJECT TEAM EOH Coastal & Environmental Services team and responsibilities Dr Cherie-Lynn Mack Project Leader Ms Caroline Evans Project Manager Dr Alan Carter Project Reviewer Mr Roy de Kock Agricultural Assessment Specialist Ms Tarryn Martin Ecological Assessment Specialist Ms Rosalie Evans Visual Assessment Specialist Additional sub-consultant team members and responsibilities Mr Gavin Anderson Umlando: Archaeological, Tourism and Resource Management: Heritage (History and Archaeological) Impact Assessment Dr John Almond Natura Viva CC: Paleontological Impact Assessment Mr Jon Smallie WildSkies Ecological Services (Pty) Ltd.: Avifaunal Monitoring and Impact Assessment Mr Werner Marais Animalia Zoological & Ecological Consultation CC: Bat Monitoring and Impact Assessment Dr Brett Williams Safetech: Noise Impact Assessment Ms Marchelle Terblanche INDEX (Pty) Ltd.: Social Impact Assessment EOH Coastal & Environmental Services v Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility TABLE OF CONTENTS General Site Information ............................................................................................................. ii 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the study .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Environmental Authorisation in South Africa .................................................................... 1 1.3 Environmental Impact Assessment Process .................................................................... 1 1.4 Scoping Phase ................................................................................................................ 5 1.5 Nature and Structure of this Report ................................................................................. 5 1.6 Assumptions and Limitations ........................................................................................... 5 1.7 Details and Expertise of the Environmental Assessment Practitioner .............................. 5 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Project Locality ................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 Proposed Activity ........................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Wind Energy Facility (WEF) ....................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Access roads ............................................................................................................. 12 2.2.3 Additional infrastructure ............................................................................................. 12 2.3 The development phases of a wind farm ....................................................................... 12 2.3.1 Preliminary civil works ............................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Construction .............................................................................................................. 13 2.3.3 Electrical connection .................................................................................................. 15 2.3.4 Operational phase ..................................................................................................... 15 2.3.5 Decommissioning of the Wind farm ........................................................................... 16 2.4 Wind Measurement ....................................................................................................... 16 3 PROJECT NEED & DESIRABILITY ..................................................................................... 17 3.1 International ................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) .... 17 3.1.2 The Kyoto Protocol (2002) ......................................................................................... 17 3.2 National ......................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 National Development Plan (2011) ...........................................................................