GENERAL SITE INFORMATION - ERM SITE INFORMATION As per the requirement of the Department of Environmental Affairs Acceptance of the Amended Scoping Report for the proposed 90MW Drennan

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOLAIRE DIRECT DRENNAN DEIR REVISION 2

GENERAL SITE INFORMATION

As per the requirement of the Department of Environmental Affairs Acceptance of the Amended Scoping Report for the proposed 90MW Drennan Photovoltaic (PV) Power Facility dated 7 July 2014, this Section details the General Site Information for the proposed Project. DESCRIPTION OF THE AFFECTED FARM PORTION

The Project Site (hereafter referred to as the Site) for the proposed PV power facility is located in Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape (see Figure 1.1). The Site is located on Portion 15, of Portion 1, of the Farm Waai Plaats (no. 550) at Drennan. The Site is located 28 km south of Cradock, approximately 5.5 km west off the N10 and is accessible via the R390 (gravel road). The Site is designated for agricultural use, with current agricultural practices including grazing for livestock (cattle, sheep). There is an existing railway line traversing the Site in a north south direction. An existing gravel road network exists on the Site, which crosses the railway line. The existing 132 kV Drennan Traction Substation is located north of the Site, and an existing 132 kV power line traverses the northeastern section of the Site from the Drennan Traction Substation in a northwest/southeast direction, exiting the northern boundary of the Site. 21 DIGIT SURVEYOR GENERAL CODE

C02200000000055000015 SOLAR PV POWER FACILITY DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

PV Power Facility Design Specifications

Item Specification Type of technology Fixed PV solar panel SD 1-0610 or SD 610 models, or

Tracking PV solar panels. Inverters and Transformers. 4000m2 Substation and 2500m2 Loop-in loop-out Substation to existing 132 kV Eskom powerline.

Structure height PV Array will be 3.33m in height. Surface area to be covered (including associated infrastructure such as roads)

110ha

Structure orientation The PV arrays will face north in order to capture maximum sunlight.

Laydown area dimensions (construction period and thereafter)

5000m2

Generation capacity Each PV panel will produce 305W Generation capacity of the facility as a whole at delivery points

Total generating capacity of the PV Power Facility will be 90MW.


COPY OF TITLE DEED OF AFFECTED FARM PORTION

See overleaf for copy of Title Deed.


PHOTOLOG OF SITE VISUAL PERSPECTIVE

River with Associated Waterways

Agricultural Fields

Farmsteads and Outbuildings

Source: Steven Stead, 2013.




View of the Area as seen from the R390 Road

Overhead Transmission Lines and Drennan substation at the Site




Mountains, Hills and Steep Slopes to the South of the Site

Drainage Lines and Gullies




PHOTOLOG OF SENSITIVE VISUAL RECEPTORS

View of Mountains to the West of the Site

View of Mountains to the East of the Site

View of Valley Landscape with River and Scattered Wetlands





Agricultural Activities Surrounding the Site

View from the N10 as a Tourist Corridor



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GENERAL SITE INFORMATION - ERM SITE INFORMATION As per the requirement of the Department of Environmental Affairs Acceptance of the Amended Scoping Report for the proposed 90MW Drennan