The Environmetnal Clearance Certificate is for:  - Activity 1(a) - Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage Activities The construction of facilities for the generation of electricity (solar Power); Activity 1(b) - Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage Activities The construction of facilities for the transmission and supply of electricity (solar Power); Activity 5.1(c) - Land Use and Development Activities Agricultural use to industrial use. Title of activity - Rosh Pinah Solar Park; Location of activity - Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine is located in south-western Namibia, in the //Karas Region, 800 km south of Windhoek and 20 km north of the Orange River. It is at the edge of the Namib Desert between Diamond Area No.1 and the farms Namuskluft 88 and Spitskop. The geographic co-ordinates of the mine, based on the location of the main gate, is 27° 57' 19.86" Sand 16° 45' 51.25" E. The proposed Rosh Pinah Solar Park project site is envisaged on private land, farm Namuskluft 88, 2 km east of Rosh Pinah and 1,5 km east of the mentioned mine. The 80 ha set aside for this project is located on a portion along the south-western border of the farm. (see Appendix A). Nature of activity - The proposed activity entails development, construction and operation of a photovoltaic solar power plant with a maximum export capacity of 5.4 MW near Rosh Pinah. The aim of the project is to supply renewable electricity to the nearby Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine. The Rosh Pinah Zink Mine, an underground zinc-lead mine and milling operation, has been operating since 1969. It is currently fed from the Obib Substation, which consists of two 400/66kV, 160MVA Power transformers, via a 24.5km overhead line to the Aurus Power Station, with a Nominal Maximum Demand (NMD) of 8MVA. The load of the mine is set to increase over the next two years. In order to reduce its cost of supply, diversify supply options and investigating more environmental friendly options, Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd engaged with Independent Power Producers (IPP’s) through a tendering process for the delivery of energy to the mine from renewable energy resources. This process will be concluded with the execution of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd. and Rosh Pinah Solar Park (Pty). The electricity will be conveyed along a 3,4 km 66kV overhead powerline to the mine’s existing substation. This development is in line with the latest trend to make use of renewable energy rather than fossil fuels to reduce the impact on global Climate Change.