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DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF AN 132KV OVERHEAD GRIDLINE CORRIDOR ON MULTIPLE PROPERTIES TO SERVICE THE FUTURE HARTEBEEST HOEK PV FACILITY NEAR DE AAR, EMTHANJENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, PIXLEY KA SEME DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE

DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF AN 132KV OVERHEAD GRIDLINE CORRIDOR ON MULTIPLE PROPERTIES TO SERVICE THE FUTURE HARTEBEEST HOEK PV FACILITY NEAR DE AAR, EMTHANJENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, PIXLEY KA SEME DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, NORTHERN CAPE

PLEASE NOTE: The  Draft Basic Assessment Report for the above-mentioned project is available for a 30-day review and commenting period ending 27 March 2026.

 

Kindly forward your written comments to Madeleine Knoetze at email: madeleine@sescc.net on or before the 27th of March 2026.

 

Please note: In terms of the POPI Act of 2023, by registering as an I&AP and commenting, your name and comment will be made public.

Draft Basic Assessment Report – Hartebeest Hoek – 25 Feb 2026

Appendix A1 – List of Coordinates and mapping

Appendix A2 – Locality Map

Appendix A3 – Basemap of existing infrastructure – Hartebeest

Appendix A4 – Similar Projects within the 30 km Radius

Appendix B1 – Site Photographs

Appendix B2 – Site Sensitivity Verification Report

Appendix B3A – Screening Tool Report – Preferred Corridor Route

Appendix B3B – Screening Tool Report – Alternative Corridor Route

Appendix B3C – Screening Tool Report – Substation

Appendix C – Typical facility drawings for development type

Appendix D1 – Agricultural Study

Appendix D2 – Aquatic Biodiversity Impact Assessment

Appendix D2a – Aquatic Memorandum

Appendix D3 – Terrestrial Biodiversity Impact Assessment

Appendix D3a – Terrestrial Biodiversity Memorandum

Appendix D4 – Avifaunal Impact Assessment

Appendix D4a – Avifaunal Memorandum

Appendix D5 – Heritage Impact Assessment

Appendix D6 – Palaeontolgy Impact Assessment

Appendix D7 – Social Baseline Report

Appendix D8 – Visual Impact Assessment

Appendix E1 – Stakeholders_Interested and Affected Parties Register-Public

Appendix E2 – Site Notices Placed

Appendix E3 – Newspaper Adverts placed

Appendix G – Generic Environmental Management Programme

Appendix H – Expertise of the EAP

Appendix I – Declarations of the Specialists

Appendix J1 – Confirmation of Competent Authority

Appendix J2 – Environmental Authorisation Hartebeest Hoek Solar PV1 facility