Proposed amendment to the authorised layout of the Gromis Power Station Power lines, Northern Cape

The Kudu-integration project was authorised and the EMPr approved for maintenance activities and upgrades which can be read in the ROD 12/12/’20/720 dated 6th November 2007. This includes the construction of the power line from Oranjemund substation to the Gromis substation parallel to the existing 220kV servitude. An amendment to the approved CEMPr is necessary in order to reroute the existing line from a tower on the north side of the Gromis substation and will require 4 new towers to deviate the line back around to the terminal tower. The proposed changes to the site-specific CEMP will need to be submitted to DFFE for approval before construction takes place. The rerouting of the line will cover a distance of approximately 1km.