Part 2 Environmental Authorisation (EA) Amendment for the 75 MW Humansrus Photovoltaic (PV) 1 Solar Power Facility (referred to as Lesedi Power Company)

The Part 2 EA Amendment application has been lodged with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) (the Competent Authority) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended, and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014 (Regulations in terms of sections 24(5) and 44 of the NEMA, 1998), as amended on 7 April 2017 and 11 June 2021. For this EA Amendment application, a Part 2 EA Amendment process will be conducted as there has been a change in scope of the EA for the Lesedi Power Company. The Applicant, Lesedi Power Company (Pty) Ltd., has appointed EARTHnSKY Environmental (Pty) Ltd. as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to facilitate the application process.

The existing Lesedi Solar Power Facility is located 4 km southeast of the Groenwater settlement and 30 km east of Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. Construction of the Lesedi Solar Power Facility commenced in November 2012, within the EA validity period (August 2011 to August 2014) and is currently operational. Full operations of the Lesedi Solar Power Facility commenced on 21 May 2014 and the facility is expected to have an operational lifespan of around 25 years. The Applicant, is applying for various amendments to its existing EA (12/12/20/1903/1, dated 23 February 2012) issued for the 75 MW Humansrus Photovoltaic (PV) 1 Solar Power Facility (referred to as Lesedi Power Project).