Under the Environmental Management Act (Act 7 of 2007) section 27 the activity described as "energy distribution, transmission and generation" requires an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) as it is a listed activity. NamPower would therefore like to apply for the ECC for Keetmanshoop - Naute in order to comply with the Environmental Management Act (Act 7 of 2007) and its regulations. The Keetmanshoop - Naute reticulation system starts from Keetmanshoop substation, and it has 3 sections, of which one section runs northwards towards Snyfontein area, the second section runs east of the Keetmanshoop substation, and the third section runs to the southern west towards Naute Dam Booster and Naute Dam Base Substation supplying electricity to different supply points. The Keetmanshoop - Naute reticulation system is constructed with wooden structures and is 97.3 km in length. The Naute Dam Base Substation and Naute Dam Booster 1 cover an area of about 200 m² and 156 m² respectively.