Mainstream- Inanda SEF and Associated Infrastructure, North West

South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power Developments (Pty) Ltd (Mainstream) is proposing to develop the up to 56 MW Inanda Solar PV Energy Facility (SEF) and its associated grid infrastructure in North West Province. The SEF will connect to the Eskom grid either through a loop-in-loop-out connection into an 88 kV powerline or directly into the existing Hekpoort Substation. The SEF is being developed to provide electricity to Eskom via the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).

The proposed Project is located approximately 21 km southwest and from the town of Hartbeespoort in the Local Municipality of Madibeng within the Bojanala District Municipality in the North-West Province.

As per the National Environment Management Act (NEMA, Act No. 107 of 1998, as amended) and the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (2014 as amended), a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (S&EIA) process will be followed for the Development. The formal application will be submitted to the Competent Authority (CA), North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT).

SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of Environmental Assessment Practitioners, has been appointed by Mainstream to undertake the required Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (S&EIA) Process.

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