8 May 2015 Dear Sir/ Madam NOTIFICATION OF
Johannesburg Office: Cape Town Office: Durban Office: 8 Greenstone Place Block C – Ground Floor Stoneridge Office Park Greenstone, Edenvale Johannesburg, 1609 Tel: +27 11 201 2029 Ground Floor, Liesbeeck House River Park, River Lane Mowbray Cape Town 7700 Tel: +27 21 680 5209 6 Spencer Place Kloof, Durban 3640 South Africa Tel: +27 31 764 3851 Company Reg. No 2011/127726 8 May 2015 Dear Sir/ Madam NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE PROPOSED WOLSELEY WIND ENERGY FACILITY AND ITS ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE (DEA&DP REF: 16/3/1/5/B5/16/1022/14) We have identified you as a Registered Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) in the original Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and the subsequent Amendment Application process for the proposed establishment of the Wolseley Wind Energy Facility (WEF) and its associated infrastructure and therefore endeavour to draw your attention to the following notification and opportunity to participate. Amendment Application process Notice is hereby given, in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations published in Government Notices (GN) 543, 544 and 546 of 02 August 2010 and in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (as amended) that SAGIT Energy Ventures (Pty) Ltd propose to amend their Environmental Authorization (EA) issued on 11 June 2013 and the subsequent amended EA that was issued on 29 April 2014 for the establishment of the Wolseley WEF and its associated infrastructure near Wolseley, Western Cape Province. The proposed amendments include: Change in wind turbine blade length to a maximum total rotor diameter length of 150 m from blade tip to blade tip i.e. each blade is a maximum of 72 m in length with the nacelle being 6 m across Change in hub height to a maximum of < 120 m hub height Removal of the total Mega Watts expected to be generated per turbine from the original EA. The development footprint will remain as approved. Lithon Project Consultants (Pty) Ltd (Lithon) has been appointed to undertake the Amendment Application process, as well as the associated Public Participation process. Ms. Jaana-Maria Ball is the appointed Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP). Directors: AJ Grobler Pr Eng, B Eng (Civil) SW Bezuidenhout Pr Eng, B Eng (Civil) JE Grobler Pr Eng, B Eng (Civil), MBA BC Suckling B. Iuris, MBA, PhD (2) Registration as an Interested and Affected Party and opportunity to comment You have been registered as an I&AP for the Amendment Application process. Should you not wish to remain a Registered I&AP please contact Lithon’s Public Participation Office, the details of which are provided below. You are also invited to comment in writing on the Amendment Report and the technical specialist assessments that inform this Report. These Reports will be available for review from 14 May to 12 June 2015 (30 days) at: SAGIT website: http://www.sagitenergy.co.za/ Lithon Office: Ground Floor, Liesbeeck House, River Park, Mowbray (08h00 to 17h00 M-Fri) SAGIT Office: Second Floor, Oakdale House, The Oval, Claremont (08h00 to 17h00 M-Fri) Wolseley Public Library, Essel Street, Wolseley (09h00 to 17h00 M-Fri and 09h00 to 12h00 on the first and last Sat of the month) Lithon Public Participation Office Contact Details Written comment on the proposed Amendment Application process and its documentation can be sent to the: Lithon Public Participation Office Ground Floor, Liesbeeck House, River Park, Mowbray Fax: +27 21 680 5011 Email: [email protected] Comments should reach the Office no later than close of day 12 June 2015. Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Your participation will be appreciated and valued. Yours faithfully for Lithon Project Consultants (Pty) Ltd JAANA-MARIA BALL Environmental Assessment Practitioner Enclosed: Comment Sheet P5015 Wolesley Letter to I&APs FINAL 150506.docx Lithon Project Consultants (Pty) Ltd
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