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METROWIND VAN STADENS WIND FARM
NERSA PUBLIC HEARING
2 March 2012Donald McGillivray, DirectorRubicept (Pty) Ltd
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Outline• Project Background• EIA Process• Site Selection
– Energy Mapping– Environmental Constraints– CAA – Radar– NMBM – Constraints– Site – Constraints
• Other Approvals• Grid Connection• Economic Development• Socio Economic Development• Other Project Benefits• Closing
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
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Extensive EIA Process• March 2009 – SRK Appointed as Independent Environmental Practitioner• 16th March 2009 – EIA advertised EP Herald and Die Burger, Onsite Posters, Presented to
NMBM Corporate EIA Task Team (CETT), Prepared Draft Scoping Report, • 1st June 2009 – Public Hearing for Scoping Study to IAP’s• 4th June 2009 – Public Hearing for Scoping Study to IAP’s• 10thJuly 2009 – Aviation Safety Focus Group Meeting• 31stJuly 2009 – Submit FSR to DEA• 27thOctober 2009 – DEA approved Plan of Study for EIA• 10th May 2010 – DEIR submitted to DEA and Distirbuted to public venues for review by IAP’s
and Exec Summary sent to all IAP’s.• 27thMay 2010 – Public Meeting to present findings of DEIR• DEIR presented to CETT.• 29thJuly 2010 – FEIR submitted to DEA• 28th March 2011 – DEA Approval (RoD) for 10 Turbines and 23 MW• 9thSeptember 2011 – Application for Ammendment, 9 Turbines and 27 MW• September 2011 – Application for Ammendment advertised in Local News Papers• 13thOctober 2011 – DEA Approval of Ammendment for 9 Turbines 27MW• 18th October 2011 – NMBM assigned RoD to MetroWind• 10thNovember 2011 – Approval of assignment granted by DEA
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Site Selection –1 Wind Mapping
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2 – Environmental Constraints
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3 – CAA Radar
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4 – NMBM Constraints
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5 – Site Constraints
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Approvals
• CAA
• Heritage
• National Roads
• District Roads
• Land Lease Agreement
• Grid Connection Agreement
• REIPP Preferred Bidder Status
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MOD of EA
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Grid Connection
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Economic Development
• 175 SA Jobs during construction, 130 Black
• 13 Permanent, 9 from local community
• Proudly South African – 100% SA Owned
• 30% OMIGSA
• 25% Spilled Water Renewable
• 20% BRE
• 20% AfriCoast SA
• 5% BEE Community Trust
• Committed 1% Equity to SED & ED
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Socio-Economic Development
• Awarded the highest score in round one of REBID for SED and ED.• Extensive consultation & engaged NMBM, Educational Leaders, Ward
Councillors, Community Leaders and NGO’s have identified sustainable projects in some of the following areas:– Agriculture and food security– Energy security– Water– Sanitation– Conservation and Education– Health Care for socio-economic development programmes around the Wind
Farm
• Will Benefit the Following Communities:– Blue Horizon Bay; – Van Stadens; – Fitches Corner; and – Shamrock local Communities.
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Other Project Benefits• > 80 000 MWh of “green”
electricity
• Offsetting > 72 000 tons of CO2 emissions every year.
• Grid security
• Reduced grid losses from long transmission lines
• NMBM go green campaign
• R 550m investment into local economy
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Conclusions• NERSA received 8 Objections 6 identical, 1 precis.
• Bulk of objections on environmental grounds and were addressed in Specialist reports in FEIR and amendment.
• Objections were speculative and unsupported vsExpert Opinion backed by specialist studies
• Application for generation licence ito Electricity Act 4 of 2006
• Section 14(1)(s) of act provides that NERSA may make any licence subject to compliance with health, safety and environmental regulation
• Application meets all terms and conditions required for NERSA to grant generation licence