Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, Western Cape Operating Unit: Distribution Division (Eskom) intends to construct a new ~17 km single circuit, 132 kV powerline between the Ceres and Witzenberg Substations as well as a short tie-in to a proposed new substation in Prince Alfred Hamlet, in the Witzenberg Municipality, Western Cape (the project).
SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) was appointed by Eskom to undertake the Basic Assessment (BA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998, as amended (NEMA) in support of an application for Environmental Authorisation (EA), a heritage comment in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1998 (NHRA) and a Water Use Authorisation (WUA) in terms of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA).
SRK previously released the BA Report (BAR) for public comment in August 2021. However, the BA process was not completed and the EA application lapsed. SRK was re-appointed in August 2022 to re-submit this application to Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), and has updated the BA Report (BAR).
