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The Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) is implementing the Project “Poverty-Oriented Development of Infrastructure in urban areas of Namibia” with financial support from KfW. The project seeks to contribute to more sustainable and inclusive urban development in Namibia by supporting DWN to plan and develop low-cost residential land with titles in 15 towns across Namibia.

Nicolene Steyn (Mrs) has been granted a letter of intent by the Ministry of Mines and Energy to construct and to operate a new fuel service station and related amenities. The filling station will be construction at the intersection of District Road d854 and tourist route C19, on Portion 1 of Farm Witwater No. 139 situated in the District of Maltahöhe, Hardap Region. The filling station will be marketed and promoted as Sossus Express and will provide services to motorists traveling to and from Sossusvlei - one of Namibia's top tourist destinations.

The ECC required to carry out the following town planning processes within the urban townland of Rundu Town Council: 1. permanent closure of Remainder Erf 1527, Ext 5, Erven 2867 to 2868 Extension 9 as public open space. 2. Consolidation of remainder Erf 1527, Rundu Ext 5 with Erf 2867, Rundu Ext 9 into Erf 'X' Rundu Ext 5. 3. Rezoning of consolidated Erf 'X' from pos to hospitality with a bulk of 1 for the development and operation of a guesthouse and related activities 4. Rezoning of Erf 2868 from pos to single residential with a density of 1:300.

"PEL 83" is a Joint Venture between the block partners, namely Windhoek PEL 28 B.V. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Galp Energia E&P B.V (i.e. Galp)), the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and Custos Investments. Galp holds an 80% controlling interest in Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 83, while NAMCOR and Custos each hold 10%. Galp is currently the operator of PEL 83. Windhoek PEL28 B.V. (i.e.

The promoter, who is a small scale miner with a long history of mining semi-precious stones (tourmaline) in the Karibib Districts had pegged and registered three mining claims with MME. The Mining Claims were registered for semi-precious stones and an ECC has been granted (attached to the bid for easy reference). Given high demand for industrial minerals (lithium, tin and tantalite) and a toll-free processing plant planned to be constructed in the Karibib District, the promoter would like the Mining Commissioner to include industrial minerals included on the mining claim certificate.

Application for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to allow for exploration and mining of industrial mineral groups on Mining Claims with these Numbers: MC-67923, MC-67921, MC-68561 and MC68562, Omaruru District, Erongo Region.

HyIron intends to develop the Oshivela Green Iron Pilot Project, on Section 4 of Farm Bloemenhof 109 . The proposed project entails the production of “green” iron, i.e. without any CO2 emissions, by using renewable energy only and applying HyIron’s proprietary technology. The proposed pilot production phase is planned in the north-western section of Section 4 of Farm Bloemenhof 109 and includes the following: Production of 5 tons raw iron per hour (~ 3 000 hours per year), using hydrogen as a reduction agent during the product beneficiation, in a specialised industrial (airtight) furnace.

An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in Support of an Application for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the Construction and Operation of Bulk Liquid Fuel Storage and Handling Facility on Erf 5022, Walvis Bay.

A new fuel service station and related amenities at Linyanti Settlement.

SLB proposes to establish and operate a Liquid Mud Plant (LMP) in the Port of Walvis Bay. The proposed LMP will be used to receive, handle, manufacture, mix, store and transfer a liquid drilling compound which is used by offshore oil riggs.

C38 is the tourist road which starts from the town of Outjo up to the bitumen-surfaced B1 highway just outside Omuthiya, passing through ENP connecting the oldest three resorts of Okaukuejo, Halali and Namutoni (Fig: 3). The rationale to only upgrade C38 is because this road is mostly used by park personnel and service providers and therefore carries a higher percentage of daily traffic in the park. All fuel and food consumed in the park resorts is transported on this route.

(An Application was submitted to MEFT: DEA and registered on the MEFT portal in July 2020. The MEFT Portal however experienced difficulties and this Application was lost. The EIA process has been completed and therefore a new Application is herewith lodged. The previous Application number was: APP-01678). Lodestone is proposing the construction of a proposed new bulk water supply pipeline from the Oanob dam to the mine. A pipeline route has been decided following gravel roads, which is the shortest route that follows close to existing roads.

Amendment and update an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) with respect to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) granted to Bigen Kuumba Port Services for the development of its terminal facilities.

Installation and operation of a small-scale liquified petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plant at Ongenga Settlement, Ohangwena Region.

Subdivision of Portion 3 of the Farm Bukalo Town and Townlands No, 1354 into Portion 1 and Remainder. Establish a new Township with a total of 187 individual erven on Portion 1 of Portion 3 of the Farm Bukalo Town and Townlands No. 1354. Rezone from ‘undetermined’ to residential, business, light industrial, institutional, streets, and POS as well as approval of the layout proposed for the new township establishment on Portion 1 of Portion 3 of the Farm Bukalo Town and Townlands No. 1354.

An Amendment and Updating of an Environmental Management Plan for the Operations of Emirates Hotel at Ondangwa in Oshana Region.

AMENDMENT APPLICATION: Kelp Blue, intends to cultivate Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) at a commercial scale, off the coast of southern Namibia, near Lüderitz. Prior to them implementing the "commercial scale" cultivation project, Kelp Blue first develop a Pilot Project to provide important information and proof of their concept as well as monitoring of marine ecological aspects associated with the Pilot Project activities.

Renewal of the environmental clearance certificate (ECC-00901) for TeraSun Energy’s proposed PV Power Plant near Arandis in the Erongo Region.

Continuation of: Mining, processing and associated activities at the Langer Heinrich Mine. The Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM), situated in the Namib Naukluft National Park (NNNP) approximately 80 km to the east of Swakopmund in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The details relating to the ‘scale and scope’ of the proposed mining, processing and associated activities and facilities were included in the original (approved) EIA reports (stage 3 Expansion and subsequently the Stage 4 Expansion Projects).

Amendment to an ECC in order to allow for exploration mining on industrial minerals discovered on three Mining Claims held by the small-scale miner. The Mining Claims are MC-67009, MC-67010 and MC-67011, Omaruru District, Erongo Region.

An updated EMP to Permit Quarrying, Loading and Hauling of Shale Clay from these Mining Claims: MC-68318, MC-68584, MC-68585, MC-68586, MC-71581, MC-71582, MC-71583, MC-71584 and MC-71604 Ruacana District, Omusati Region Renewal of an Environmental Clearance Certificate.

Renewal of an Environmental Clearance Certificate for Namibia Gypsum Industries Pty Ltd in the town of Arandis, Erongo Region.

Renewal and amendment of an ECC so as to allow exploration mining for Lithium on Mining Claim No. MC-67126 Erongo Region.

Renewal of ECC for operations of second (60m) Telecommunication Tower on the Husab Mine, Erongo Region.

Reenwal of ECC for Telecommunication Transmitter Mast at the Husab Mine in the Erongo Region.

Renewal application for: Cathral Investments Ninety One (Pty) Ltd (i.e. Cathral Investments) proposes to conduct further exploration on EPL 6545 around the Sinclair Mine. Furthermore, Cathral Investments proposes to apply for a Mining Licence (ML) from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) for mining; processing of the ore; and associated activities at the Sinclair Mine. Tulela Processing Solutions (Pty) Ltd (i.e. Tulela), a wholly-owned Namibian Metallurgical and Mining company, holds majority shares in Cathral Investments.

Renewal application for: Lodestone's development of an open-pit mine and processing plant at their "Dordabis Iron Ore Mining Project" on ML 182 to produce iron concentrate, including associated infrastructure and activities. The Project area is situated in the Khomas Region, approximately 20 km north-west of Dordabis and 75 km south east of Windhoek on the C23 tar road.

Continuation of: The small-scale extraction of semi-precious stones (pietersite) through open pit mining following the pietersite-bearing zone of the pegmatite. ML 57 is located on Farm Hopewell, number 240 in the Outjo District, in the Kunene Region.

Continuation of: The small-scale extraction of semi-precious stones (tourmaline and quartz crystals) through open pit mining following the tourmaline-bearing zone of the pegmatite. ML 189 is located on Farm Otjua, number 37 in the Karibib District, in the Erongo Region. The ML area lies approximately 40 km south of Karibib, following the district road D1953.

Continuation of the abstraction of seawater, treatment of the water at the desalination plant for bulk supply of potable water, the discharge of brine back into the sea and associated activities. The plant was designed to produce 20 million cubic metres of potable water per year, at (current) full capacity. The desalination plant is located close to Wlotzkasbaken, ~35 km north of Swakopmund, in the Erongo Region of Namibia.

RE-REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION ON MEFT ONLINE SYSTEM FINAL EIA SUBMISSION: BULK WATER SUPPLY PIPELINE FOR THE PROPOSED TUMAS PROJECT IN THE ERONGO REGION OF NAMIBIA Reptile Uranium Namibia (Pty) Ltd (RUN) submitted an application to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to convert, in part, its Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs) 3496 and 3497 to a Mining Licence (ML). RUN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (Pty) Ltd (RMR) who manages and conducts the exploration activities on RUN’s tenements.

RE-REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION ON MEFT ONLINE SYSTEM FINAL EIA SUBMISSION: PROPOSED TUMAS PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ERONGO REGION OF NAMIBIA RUN submitted an application to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to convert, in part, its Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs) 3496 and 3497 to a Mining Licence (ML). RUN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (Pty) Ltd (RMR) who manages and conducts the exploration activities on RUN’s tenements. RUN and RMR are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Deep Yellow Ltd.

RE-REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION ON MEFT ONLINE SYSTEM FINAL EIA SUBMISSION: ABOVE GROUND POWERLINE TO THE PROPOSED TUMAS PROJECT IN THE ERONGO REGION OF NAMIBIA RUN submitted an application to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to convert, in part, its Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs) 3496 and 3497 to a Mining Licence (ML). RUN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (Pty) Ltd (RMR) who manages and conducts the exploration activities on RUN’s tenements. RUN and RMR are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Deep Yellow Ltd.

Renewal application: Continuation of mining and associated activities at the Trekkopje Mine. However, the Project was placed under 'Care and Maintenance' in 2013, with Orano postponing the launch of the Trekkopje Mine indefinitely, depending the future recovery of the uranium price.

Walvis Bay Cargo Terminal (Pty) Ltd (WBCT) proposes to construct a new warehouse on their site in the Port of Walvis Bay, which is managed by the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport). The proposed warehouse will be used to receive, handle, stockpile and reload copper concentrate for shipment when vessels are available. All planned stockpiling activities will take place inside the proposed warehouse.

An amendment to the existing, approved ECC in the name of Arandis Power (Pty) Ltd to make provision for the changes to PV Power Plant component was requested in May 2022. A transferal was also requested, and the approved (amended) ECC was issued to TeraSun Energy (Pty) Ltd (for the operation of the PV Power Plant) in August 2022. This ECC is valid until 2023-09-08 and a request to renew the ECC will be actioned in due course.

Rezoning and incorporation of land at Divundu Local Authority in the Kavango East Region.

Renewal for an ECC for the continuation of its aggregate quarrying activities at Kangongo Village, Kavango East Regions.

Quarrying operation for the production of construction and road building materials along the C35 Kamanjab-Omakange Highway, Kunene Region.

Renewal application for: Windhoek PEL28 B.V. is proposing to drill one or possibly two exploration wells in PEL83. Windhoek PEL28 is a Joint Venture between the block partners, namely GALP Energia S.A. ("GALP"), the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and Custos. GALP holds an 80% controlling interest in PEL 83, while NAMCOR and Custos each hold 10%. GALP is currently the operator of PEL 83. The proposed exploration wells would be drilled in PEL 83, which is located in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.

ONEBRIK (Pty) Ltd proposes to establish a green-field clay brick factory at Ruacana, in Omusati Region. The brick factory will manufacture clay bricks of the highest quality to meet the growing demand for bricks required in the building of houses, schools, hospitals and related infrastructure both in the rural and urban areas of Namibia. Ekwao Consulting has been appointed by OneBrik to secure an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for its proposed brick factory in terms of the Environmental Management Act and related EIA Regulations.

New service station, rezoning at Erf 1532, Omuthiya Townlands, Oshikoto Region.