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PROPOSED CALEDON WIND FARM, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE


DEA Reference Number: 12/12/20/1701
Arcus GIBB Reference Number: J29164


Environmental Assessment Practitioners: Arcus GIBB (Pty) Ltd.
Proponent: Epispan (Pty) Ltd trading as ‘Caledon Wind’


Epispan (Pty) Ltd, trading as ‘Caledon Wind’ is proposing to establish a commercial Wind Farm and associated infrastructure on a site near Caledon in the Western Cape Province. The wind farm is expected to be 300 MW and will comprise of up to 150 wind turbines, between 2 – 3.6 MW each in size. The hub height will be between 80m and 100m and the turbine blade length between 40m and 58.5m. In order to comply with the necessary environmental regulations, Epispan (Pty) Ltd has appointed Arcus GIBB (Pty) Ltd as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP), to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process to determine potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed activity.

This webpage has been developed to provide the public with access to compiled documents regarding the Caledon Windfarm EIA.

Please address any comments you may have regarding the EIA process or compiled documents in writing to:


Arcus GIBB (Pty) Ltd;
Mr. Jan-Willem de Jager
PO Box 3695, Cape Town, 8000
Tel: (021) 469 9100/9201;
Fax: (021) 424 5571;
E-mail: jdjager@gibb.co.za

 Documents available for download
 TitleDescriptionSize 
Caledon DSR for Public Review 4.17 MBDownload
Appendix ADEA Acknowledgement74.90 KBDownload
Appendix BCV's of Arcus GIBB Project Team127.28 KBDownload
Appendix CPre-feasibility Study Summary9.16 KBDownload
Appendix DIAP Database40.00 KBDownload
Appendix EIssues and Responses Report28.77 KBDownload
Appendix FAdvertisements and Site Notices218.56 KBDownload
Appendix GBackground Information Document603.31 KBDownload
Appendix HFlora Scoping Study2.31 MBDownload
Appendix IFauna Scoping Report277.63 KBDownload
Appendix JBird Impact Scoping Report1.39 MBDownload
Appendix KAgricultural Potential584.26 KBDownload
Appendix LGeotech Study907.35 KBDownload
Appendix MSocial Scoping Study987.83 KBDownload
Appendix NHeritage Scoping Study616.35 KBDownload
Appendix ONoise Scoping Study1.96 MBDownload
Appendix PVisual Scoping Study1.81 MBDownload
Appendix QTransportation Scoping Study159.08 KBDownload
Background Information DocumentEnglish442.82 KBDownload
Background Information DocumentAfrikaans443.43 KBDownload
Minutes and Presentation of Botrivier Public Meeting - 11 January 2010Minutes36.92 KBDownload
Minutes and Presentation of Botrivier Public Meeting - 11 January 2010Presentation949.17 KBDownload
DRAFT minutes and presentation of Caledon Public Meeting - 12 January 2010Minutes143.24 KBDownload
DRAFT minutes and presentation of Caledon Public Meeting - 12 January 2010Presentation949.21 KBDownload
   
 Final scoping report
   
 Draft EIA Report for Public Review
   
 Final EIA Report for Authority Review
   
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