Proposed Development of the Kerbehuk Ridge Wind Farm (previously Namdeb Wind (Phase 1) Project), Southern Coastal Mine, Oranjemund, Namibia (MEFT Ref: 230428001399)

Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd (Namdeb), as part of the DeBeers Group and the Namibian Government, is proposing the development of the Kerbehuk Ridge Wind Farm, a ~34MW Wind Energy Facility (WEF) located approximately 50km north of Oranjemund, within the Southern Coastal Mine area of Mining Licence 43.

The development and operation of the Project is subject to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) being granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007) (EMA).

Granting of the ECC is subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) being undertaken. SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR) has been appointed to undertake the necessary EIA process.

Status

Notice of Decision

On behalf of Namdeb, notice is hereby given, on 27 August 2024, that MEFT granted Namdeb an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the above-mentioned project, on 26 June 2024. This provides Namdeb with authorisation to develop the Kerbehuk Ridge Wind Farm,Southern Coastal Mine, Oranjemund, Namibia (MEFT Ref: 230428001399). A copy of the ECC and notice to all the registered Interested and Affected Parties (IAPs) can be found below.

Please note, the delay between the date of issue on the ECC (26 June 2024) and the date of this notification (27 August 2024), was due to a clerical error that was made on the ECC, but has been rectified. The notification date of the ECC being awarded, i.e. the date of issue of this notification (27 August 2024), is the date from which the 14-day appeal period commences.