FE HOUMOED WIND ENERGY FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ON PORTION 1 OF THE FARM HOUMOED 206

FE Houmoed (Pty) Ltd (hereafter the Applicant) is proposing the development of a wind energy facility (WEF) and associated infrastructure on a site located approximately 13 kilometers (km) south of Pofadder in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The proposed development will have a generation capacity of up to 240MW which will feed into the National Grid. This report comprises the Scoping Report (SR) for the proposed development of the FE Houmoed Wind Energy Facility (WEF).

The proposed study area for the WEF located approximately 13km south of the town of Pofadder within the Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The site can be reached via the R358, which branches off the N14.
The FE Houmoed WEF footprint is approximately 3 000 hectares (ha) and will be located on Portion 1 of the Farm Houmoed 206.

The FE Houmoed WEF will consist of up to 26 wind turbines, with a generation capacity of between up to 7.5 MW per turbine, depending on the available technology at the time. Each turbine will have a hub height of up to 150m and a rotor diameter of up to 175m. The final turbine model to be utilised will only be determined closer to the time of construction, depending on the technology available at the time. Additional ancillary infrastructure to the WEF would include underground and above-ground cabling between project components, onsite substation/s, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), foundations to support turbine towers, internal/ access roads linking the wind turbines and other infrastructure on the site, and permanent workshop area and office for control, maintenance and storage. As far as possible, existing roads will be utilised and upgraded (where needed) with the relevant stormwater infrastructure and gates constructed as required. The perimeter of the proposed WEF may be enclosed with suitable fencing. A formal laydown area for the construction period, containing a temporary maintenance and storage building along with a guard cabin will also be established.

Province(s): Northern Cape