Proposed 320 MW Leeuwspruit Solar 1 Photovoltaic Project south of Kroonstad, Free State Province.

Leeuwspruit Solar 1 (Pty) Ltd (the “Applicant”) has proposed the development of Leeuwspruit Solar 1 up to 320MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project south of Kroonstad, in the Free State Province (the “Project”). The Project Area is located approximately 19km to the south of Kroonstad’s central business district (CBD) and falls within Ward 2 of the Moqhaka Local Municipality (MLM) and Fezile Dabi District Municipality (FDDM).
The electricity generated by the Project will be transferred via 132 kV powerlines from the facility substation to a new 132/400 kV Main Transmission Substation (MTS) (note that the MTS is being assessed in a separate application for Environmental Authorisation).