Limberg Switching Station, Power Lines and Substations

The proposed project is located ± 20km south of Thabazimbi and just north of Amandelbult in the jurisdiction of Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo Province. The project is proposed on Middellaagte 382-KQ and Zwartkop 369-KQ Portion 18.

Setala Environmental has been appointed as the independent environmental assessment practitioner (EAP) to apply for Environmental Authorisation (EA) to construct the 40 MVA 132/11 kV Limberg Substation.

Currently Limberg Mine is supplied by Eskom via a 11 kV rural line. This supply is not sufficient for their current expansion project.
This scope of work is the design and construction of an Eskom 132 kV switching station, a 132kV loop-in-loop-out line from the existing Amandel Main – Thaba Tractional line, and customer-owned 132/11kV substation.


The Application for Authorisation is for the construction of the following:

 Construct two ± 360m overhead 132kV lines, from the existing Amandel - Thabazimbi Traction 132 kV Kingbird line, to the proposed Eskom Limberg 132kV switching station. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)
 Construct an Eskom Limberg 132kV switching station. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)
 Clear an area of 3 hectares for the Switching station/ Substation site. (Not a listed activity)
 Develop an access road of 4 metres wide around the Switching station/ Substation. (Not a listed activity)
 Develop access roads wider than 4 metres to construct the power line. (Not a listed activity)
 Construct a Limberg 40 MVA 132/11 kV Substation. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)
 Construct a Middellaagte 2 x 40MVA 132/33 kV Substation. (Listing Notice 1 Activity 11)