Bantamskilp EIA Application 1

Eskom Holdings Limited plans to construct 9 high voltage transmission lines and associated infrastructure from the high voltage yard (HV yard) at the proposed new nuclear power station site at Bantamsklip, which is situated south-east of Pearly Beach in the Western Cape.

ARCUS GIBB (Pty) Ltd has been appointed as the independent environmental assessment practitioner (EAP) to undertake the Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed project while NMA Effective Social Strategists (Pty) Ltd will conduct the associated public consultation process. The EIA will conform to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations published in Government Notices R385 to R387 of 21 April 2006 in terms of Section 24 (5) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998).

The proposed project entails the construction of 9 Transmission lines from the HV-yard at the proposed new Nuclear Power Station site at Bantamsklip with the related and associated infrastructure. This comprises:

• 4 x 765 kV lines from the Bantamsklip site – Kappa substation;
• 4 x 400 kV lines from the Bantamsklip site – Bacchus substation;
• 4 x 400 kV lines from the Bacchus substation – Kappa substation;
• 1 x 400 kV line from the Bacchus substation – Muldersvlei substation; and
• The extension of the Bacchus substation.

Due to the number of lines and the extent of the study area, the project has been divided into two separate EIA applications:

Application 1 (DEAT Reference No: 12/12/20/1223) includes the following:

• 4 x 765 kV lines from the Bantamsklip site – Kappa substation;

Application 2 (DEAT Reference No: 12/12/20/1224) includes the following:

• 4 x 400 kV lines from the Bantamsklip site – Bacchus substation;
• 4 x 400 kV lines from the Bacchus substation – Kappa substation;
• 1 x 400 kV line from the Bacchus substation – Muldersvlei substation; and
• The extension of the Bacchus substation.

Should you have any comments regarding the proposed project, please submit them in writing to:

NMA Effective Social Strategists
Attention: Theo Hansford
E-mail: theoh@nma.org.za
PO Box 32097, Braamfontein, 2017
Tel: 011 447 9737
Fax: 086 601 0381