SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOLAR PV PLANT AT THE MARULA PLATINUM MINE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Marula Platinum (Pty) Ltd (Marula), an existing platinum producer and a subsidiary of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited, owns and operates Marula Mine. The Marula Mine is situated along the R 37, approximately 30 km to the north-west of the town Burgersfort and has been operational since 2001. Marula now proposes to change their approved surface infrastructure layout, through the establishment of a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) facility, with a generation capacity of up to 33 Megawatt (MW), within its existing Mining Right Area (MRA) for self-generation only (the solar PV facility is hereafter referred to as the proposed Project, or just Project). The proposed solar PV facility will be connected through the expansion of the Marula Mine’s existing transmission infrastructure and substation.