Title:
240507003555: Amendment of the existing EIA for the construction of the solar power plant on Lease 16 of Farm 38, Walvis Bay, Erongo Region
Publication Year:
2024
Abstract:

Namibia is regarded as a net exporter of electricity, local electricity generation is derived from hydropower, coal and diesel burning power stations; however this is not enough to meet local demand necessitating the country to source the balance, amounting to more than 60%, from other countries within the Southern African region such as Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique; of which South Africa’s contribution is dominant at 53%. Despite the current situation, the energy consumption in Namibia follows an upward trajectory because of the unavoidable dependency of national development on the availability, supply, demand and use of energy. Namibia will thus have to develop, as a matter of urgency, its own capacity to generate electricity. It is against this background that Euarestos Asset Management has embarked on this opportunity to contribute towards energy self-sufficiency and efficiency by constructing an 18MW Solar Power Plant at Farm 38 in town of Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was conducted in 2020 for the then proposed 18MW Solar Power Plant on Lease 16 of Farm 38, Walvis Bay. An Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) was granted in 2021. However, the company now intends to construct a 30MW Solar PV Plant instead of 18MW. This has been necessitated to accommodate the increase in demand for the renewable power, which in turn results in better economies of scale. As a result of the above new developments, an amendment to the previously issued ECC is required.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Last date for commenting on this EIA: Sunday, 30 June 2024

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