ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWSTABLE®BOKAMOSO ON THE FARM RIETFONTEIN 66HS WITHIN THE DR PIXLEY KA ISAKA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

As part of the Eskom lander tender MWP1247GX, Hydrogene de France (HDF) Energy has been awarded 1782 ha of Eskom’s land to develop 8 Renewstable® power plants in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Distributed over Five (5) different plots within Tutuka and Majuba Coal Power Stations, HDF-Energy is part of a cluster of different project developers, also awarded with land in the area for developing infrastructure related to renewable energy production. HDF-Energy, under its Special Purpose Company (SPC) “Renewstable Mpumalanga (Pty) Ltd”, is undertaking the development and implementation of 4 projects referred to as Majuba Cluster that consists of the following:
• Renewstable® Ntokozo
• Renewstable® Bokamoso
• Renewstable® Sivutse
• Renewstable® Qhakaza

These projects are high-capacity renewable power plants based on hydrogen energy storage technology, focusing on the 74MW Renewstable® Bokamoso. The power plant will harness renewable energy from a solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant and convert it into hydrogen using an electrolyser system.

This ESIA project is specifically for 74MW Renewstable®Bokamoso, which will be within an agricultural area on Portions 4, 5, 10, and the Remaining Extent of the Farm Rietfontein 66HS, approximately 3 km northeast of Majuba Power Station and approximately 7 km southwest of Amersfoort. The site is within Ward 8 in the jurisdiction of Dr. Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province under the Gert Sibande District Municipality. The extent of the site is approximately 490 ha.

Province(s): Mpumalanga