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