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Withok Solar Farm Project
Environmental Authorisation Process for the Proposed 10 MW Withok Solar Farm Project
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Nicola Rump
Nicola Rump
nrump@srk.co.za
041 509 4800
Thuthukani Energy (Pty) Ltd proposes to install a 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility at Withok Estates in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province.
In fulfilment of South African legislation requirements, Environmental Authorisation (EA) in the form of a Basic Assessment (BA) process is currently being undertaken for the proposed facility.
SRK Consulting South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SRK) has been appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to conduct the BA process and associated public participation process in accordance with the relevant legislation.
The solar PV facility is proposed to be situated on Portions 70 to 75, and 94 to 97 of the Farm Withok 131 IR along Koot Road / Floors Street, in the suburb of Withok Estates, the town of Brakpan, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Gauteng Province.
The BA process is underway and includes a public review period of a minimum of 30 days to comment on the Draft BA Report (DBAR), which will be made available in 2024.
How you can participate
Interested and affected parties (I&APs) are invited to register, submit comments and ask questions. However, as noted above, the DBAR will only be made available for public review in 2024. The deadline for comments will be announced in 2024. You can register as an I&AP and receive notifications about the project by contacting Ms Nicola Rump from SRK using the details provided below.
I&APs will receive an email notification and/or SMS notification when the DBAR is made available for the 30-day public review period. A copy of the DBAR will be available on this website and hard copies of the report will be available at the following location:
Location: Brakpan Library, Brakpan Customer Care Centre
Physical Address: Corner of Elliot Road and Escombe Avenue, Brakpan
If you have any questions, queries or comment on the project in the meantime, please contact SRK at:
Ms Nicola Rump
SRK Consulting
Email: nrump@srk.co.za
Tel: 041 509 4800