Anglo American Project GAIA - Proposed Solar Photovoltaic Project Associated with the Venetia Diamond Mine in the Limpopo Province

Anglo American in partnership with the EDF Renewables have announced their agreement to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (RREE) in South Africa. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), named Venetia Solar PV Project (Pty) Ltd, has been established to apply for the required permits for the proposed Venetia Solar PV Project.

Venetia Solar PV is proposing to apply for Environmental Authorisation (EA) and Water Use Authorisation (WUA) for the development of a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility and associated infrastructure. The Venetia Diamond Mine (Venetia Mine) owned by De Beers, operates 24 hours per day and therefore is a large consumer of Eskom power supply. The development of the solar PV energy facility will offset the Venetia Mine’s electricity consumption from Eskom. The solar PV facility will result in consistent power supply and a reduction in the cost of energy for the current and future mining operations at the Venetia Mine.

The proposed development site is located to the southeast of the Venetia Mine on Portion 4 of the Farm Rugen 105 MS, with associated infrastructure (electrical grid infrastructure) located on Portion 1 of the Farm Venetia 103 MS.

SLR Consulting South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of environmental consultants, has been appointed by Anglo American to manage the environmental authorisation process.

Status

Registration of Interested and Affected Parties, availability of a Background Information Document, and submission of comments

Notice is hereby given in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 (Government Notice Regulation 982 of 2014) that the Background Information Document and Environmental and Social Scoping Report for the abovementioned Project has been made available to the public for comment. Should you and/or your organisation wish to be registered as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), please complete the BID response sheet and forward to SLR at the email address and telephone number shown above.

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