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ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED 40MW OPEN CYCLE GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT IN THE AMERSFOORT AREA, MPUMALANGA ISSUE AREA OF POTENTIAL IMPACT RECOMMENDATIONS • Gas released from the stacks of the 40MW OCGT as well as from the flare of the UCG pilot plant and safety valves during regular or upset conditions; • Release of condensate from the processing plant; • Material transfer operations; • Wind erosion from exposed storage piles (sand for construction); and • Vehicle entrained dust from both paved and unpaved road surfaces. The following activities are associated with the decommissioning phase: • Existing buildings and structures demolished, rubble removed and the area levelled; • Remaining exposed excavated areas filled and levelled using overburden • Topsoil replaced using topsoil recovered from stockpiles; and • Land and permanent waste piles prepared for revegetation. Possible sources of fugitive dust emission during the closure and post-closure phase include: • Grading of sites; • Infrastructure demolition; Bohlweki-SSI Environmental E02.JNB.000308 ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 104 08/10/2009
ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED 40MW OPEN CYCLE GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT IN THE AMERSFOORT AREA, MPUMALANGA ISSUE AREA OF POTENTIAL IMPACT RECOMMENDATIONS • Infrastructure rubble piles; • Transport and dumping of building rubble; • Transport and dumping of topsoil; and • Preparation of soil for re-vegetation – ploughing and addition of fertiliser, compost etc. Visual • The issues relating to visual impact are the following: ־ Visual exposure of a moving gas field across the site and the likelihood of sprawl development; ־ Distance and observer proximity; ־ Viewer incidence and perception (input from public participation process); ־ Visual Absorption Capacity; and ־ Night lighting. Micro-economic The following are likely to have an impact on the micro-economic environment: • Decrease in agricultural production and dependent indirect production in other industries. • Increase in energy production and construction, and dependent indirect production in other industries. • Decrease in direct employment opportunities in agriculture. • Increase in direct employment opportunities in Bohlweki-SSI Environmental A detailed assessment of the study area will be undertaken within the EIA phase in order to adequately assess the potential visual impacts as a result of the proposed project and recommend appropriate mitigation measures, where required. The main recommendations pertaining to the impact assessment phase are to: • Continue to obtain information from the public participation consultants on registered landowners and those residing on the land to determine the exact extent of economic activities and employment numbers in the area. • Obtain information from the public participation consultants on possible land transactions and claims in the area to determine if any possible E02.JNB.000308 ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 105 08/10/2009
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