Tlholo Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Viljoenskroon in the Free State Province
12/04/2024
Registration in terms of the Norm for the Exclusion of Identified Activities Associated with the Development and Expansion of Battery Storage Facilities in Areas of Low or Medium Environmental Sensitivity
Notice is hereby given in terms of Government Notice (GN) 4557 of 27 March 2024 of a registration in terms of the Battery Storage Exclusion Norm and Exclusion of Identified Activities Associated with the Development and Expansion of Battery Storage Facilities from the Requirement to Obtain an Environmental Authorisation.
K2022593039 (South Africa) Pty Ltd, The Applicant, is applying for Registration in terms of the “Norm for the Exclusion of Identified Activities Associated with the Development and Expansion of Battery Storage Facilities in Areas of Low or Medium Environmental Sensitivity” for the proposed Tlholo Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Viljoenskroon in the Free State Province.
Jones & Wagener (Pty) Ltd Engineering & Environmental Consultants (J&W) has been appointed as an independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to undertake the registration process for the proposed Tlholo BESS project.
The project entails the development of a BESS and associated infrastructure on the Remainder of Farm Kleinfontein 369 within a development area of approximately 10 hectares. The proposed Tlholo BESS has a planned capacity of 76 MW / 380 MWh. The Applicant will submit a bid under the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) or similar procurement programme.
The Registration Application will be submitted to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), the Competent Authority.
The Site Sensitivity Verification Report and Environmental Management Programme will be available for Public Comment from 12 April 2024 to 13 May 2024
The Site Sensitivity Verification Report and Environmental Management Programme are available as follows:
Electronic copy at: www.jaws.co.za/public-documents
For more information and/or to register as an Interested and Affected Party, please contact:
Anelle Lötter / Jana Minnaar, Jones & Wagener Engineering and Environmental Consultants, P O Box 1434, Rivonia, 2128, Tel: 011 519 0200, Email: anelle@jaws.co.za / jana@jaws.co.za
Interested and Affected Parties are invited to participate by providing written comments and raising issues of concern.
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