Protea Solar Power Plant Addition

The Protea Solar Power Plant was issued with an Environmental Authorisation for the development of a 115 MW photovoltaic solar facility and associated infrastructure on 29 November 2016 (DEA Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/2/914). Protea Solar Power Plant (RF) (Pty) Ltd is now proposing the development of an additional 70 ha area to facilitate the generation of an additional 30 MW of electrical power on an identified site located on the Remaining Extent of the Farm Hartsboom No. 734, Registration Division IN, North West Province. The affected property (i.e. Remaining Extent of the Farm Hartsboom No. 734) is the same property on which the 115MW Protea Solar Power Plant was authorised in 2016. Therefore, this Basic Assessment (BA) Report is undertaken to assess and obtain Environmental Authorisation (EA) for the proposed additional 30 MW (referred to as the Protea SPP).