SR016107
ISAZISO SOKUHLOLWA KOMTHELELA WEMVELO (EIA), ISICELO SELAYISENSI YOKUTHUTHUMELA KOMOYA KANYE NESICELO SELAYISENSE YOKUSEBENZISA AMANZI
UGESI THERMAL POWER PLANT ON THE RE OF ERF11445 RICHARDS BAY (RB), AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE (POWERLINE AND GAS PIPELINE) ON VARIOUS PROPERTIES IN RB REGISTRATION DIVISION GV, UMHLATHUZE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE I-Grus Energy (Pty) Ltd ihlongoza ukuthuthukisa, ukwakha nokusebenzisa i-Ugesi Thermal Power Plant, enamandla aphezulu angu-1,500 MW, endaweni eyinsalela ye-Erf 11445, e-RB GV (cishe amahektha angu-197), ohlanganisa ipayipi legesi elingaphansi komhlaba elingaba ngu-11.8`15.9 km elixhumanisa indawo ehleliwe yokungenisa nokuguqula igesi ye-LNG ibe sesimweni sayo sokuqala (regasification) echwebeni lase-RB nesikhungo sikagesi esihlongozwayo, kanye nengqalasizinda kagesi engu-400 kV ehambisana nakho exhumanisa lesi sikhungo sikagesi nenethiwekhi kagesi yakwa-Eskom e-Athene Substation
Amapayipi azonqamula izakhiwo ezilandelayo:
Umzila 1:
Re of ERF 11455, Portion 1 of ERF 15665, Portion 13,14 and Re of ERF 11451, Re of ERF 11525, Portion 5 and Re of ERF 11456, Re of ERF 11469, Re of ERF 16177, Re of Farm RESERVE 6 15825 GV, Portion 12 of Farm RESERVE 6 15825 GV, Portion 5 of ERF 11376, Re of ERF 15406, Re of ERF 16875, Portion 8, 45, 145, 148, 149,150, 151 and Re of ERF 5333, RB GV
Umzila 2:
Re of ERF 11455, Portion 1 of ERF 15665, Portion 1 and Re of ERF 11451, Portion 1 and Re of ERF 11528, Portion 10, 11, 13, 15, 20, 21, 22, 36, 54, 55 and 57 of ERF 11451, Portion 1, 2, 3 and 5 of ERF 11449, Portion 1 and Re of ERF 16177, Portion 2 and Re of ERF 11452, Portion 13, 14 and Re of ERF 11454, Portion 7, 45 and Re of ERF 5333, RB GV and Portion 1 of LOT 223 UMHLATUZI 16230 GV
Izintambo zikagesi ezihlongozwayo zizonqamula izici ezilandelayo:
Umzila 1:
Loop-in & Loop-out to Athene – Invubu 400kV line @ 400kV: The Re of ERF11445, RB GV,
Umzila 2 oya e Eskom Athene Substation @ 400kV: Re of ERF11445, Re of ERF15665, and Portion 1 of ERF11451, RB GV
I-Exigent Engineering Consultants (Exigent) iqokwe i-Grus Energy (Pty) Ltd njenge- Environmental Assessment Practitioner ukuze izokwenza iScoping ne-EIA okuhlangene nokwazisa umphakathi.
Kwenziwa isaziso ngokufakwa kwesicelo semvume yezemvelo ezongeniselwa Kumnyango Wezamahlathi, Wezokudoba Nezemvelo ngokwesimiso se-EIA esishicilelwe ngomhla zi-4/12/2014 (GG38282), esichitshiyelwe, ngaphansi kweSigaba 24(5), kanye ne-44 soMthetho Wokusingatha Imvelo (i-NEMA) (Umthetho No. 107 ka-1998), (GNR326, 2017), njengoba sichitshiyelwe, ngenhloso yokwenza inqubo ye-EIA ngokwemisebenzi ebaliwe, okuthiwa yi-listed activities, 11 (i), 12 (ii)(c), 13, 14, 16,19, 24 (ii), 27 kanye 28 (ii) kwisiBikezelo 1 – GNR324, imisebenzi 2, 6, 7(i), 9 and 15 kwisiBikezelo 2 – GNR325 kanye nomsebenzi 2 (d)(xii)(aa), 4(d)(viii)(xi)(xii) (aa), 10 (d)(xii)(aa), 12 (d)(iv)(v)(xii), 14(ii)(c)(d)(vii)(viii)(x)(aa) kwisiBikezelo 3 – GNR324).
Izicelo noma izinqubo nazo ziyenziwa ngokuhambisana nalemithetho elandelayo:
Mthetho Wokuphathwa Kwemvelo Kazwelonke: Umthetho Wekhwalithi Yomoya (Nombolo 39 ka 2004) ngokwesicelo Selayisensi Yokungcoliswa Komoya,. Umthetho Wamanzi kazwelonke (Nombolo 36 ka-1998), ngokweSicelo selayisensi yokusebenzisa amanzi kanye noMthetho Wezinsiza Zamagugu Kazwelonke (uMthetho Nombolo 25 we-1999).
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Jacolette Adam
Tel: (082)8526417
E-mail: ugesi@exigent.co.za
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Date of notice: 12 Ku-Mfumfu 2026
12- 10- 2026
Reference Number: SR016107
