PROPOSED VENETIA DIAMOND MINEINDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER PROJECT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE

De Beers Venetia Mine (hereto referred to as De Beers) proposes the development of a Photovoltaic(PV) solar energy facility (SEF) to reduce its consumption of grid-supplied power by using solar power. The solar energy facility will be run by a third-party power producer, which will be contracted through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), set up by De Beers.
The Venetia Diamond Mine is situated approximately 80 km west of Musina and 36km north east ofAlldays in the Limpopo Province.