NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 107 OF 1998: AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR AN APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR A RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY
Notice Title: National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (“NEMA”): Amendment of certain requirements for an application for Environmental Authorisation for a Renewable Energy Facility
Government Notice: GN 4143 in GG 49815 on 4 December 2023
Commencing date: 4 December 2023
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, hereby requires that a letter of consent from Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, or its successor be submitted with an application for environmental authorisation, when the development or expansion of a renewable energy facility is proposed within a specific radius of a main electricity transmission or distribution substation.
The amendment to the application procedures is made under sections 24(5)(a), 24(5)(b)(i) and 44 of the NEMA, read with regulation 10(b) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014. The procedure is necessary to ensure unrestricted access to main electricity transmission and distribution substations, thereby allowing for the realisation of the full economic potential of the investment made.
The requirement for a letter of consent from Eskom, or its successor, does not apply to an application for environmental authorisation that was submitted in terms of the EIA Regulations, prior to 4 December 2023.
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
