South Africa – Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has published a notice on the amendment of certain requirements for an application for environmental authorisation for a renewable energy facility .
“The amendment is necessary to ensure that the full potential of the investment into electricity infrastructure can be realised,” the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Tuesday .
They were published under sections 24(5)(a), 24(5)(b)(i) and 44 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No .
107 of 1998), read with regulation 10(b) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, as amended .
“The amendment requires that a proponent requests and obtains a consent letter from Eskom, or its successor, which confirms that the proposed layout of the facility will not unnecessarily obstruct access to the transmission or distribution infrastructure,” the department said .
The amendment was published in Government Gazette No .
49815, Notice No .
4143 on 04 December 2023 .
A copy of the Government Gazette can be obtained at: https://www .
dffe .
gov .
za/sites/default/files/legislations/nema_ea .
renewableenergyfacility_g49815gon4143 .
pdf
Any enquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Dr D Fischer at the following email address: dfischer@dffe .
gov .
za .
–SAnews .
gov .
za
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