“In terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014, a variation of an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) that results in increased atmospheric emissions requires Environmental Authorisation (EA) under the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA). To inform the EA application, a Basic Assessment (BA) process is being undertaken in accordance with the EIA Regulations, 2014.
SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) has been appointed by RDM to undertake the BA process, including the associated public participation process. The BA will inform the application for EA in terms of NEMA and the variation of the AEL in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 (NEM).
The Basic Assessment Report (BAR) was previously released to authorities and stakeholders for a pre-application public comment period. Following the pre-application stakeholder engagement process, the BAR has been revised and is now being re-released for a second round of public review and comment.
The revised BAR is available for a 30-day public comment period and can be found below. For ease of reference, amendments to the previously released pre-application BAR are italicised and underlined in the revised BAR.
Stakeholders are invited to submit comments and/or register on the project database via the following link https://forms.office.com/r/wZ1Xphj0Ui ; alternatively, comments can be submitted to Yakira Naina of SRK at Tel: 021 659 3060 or email: ctpp@srk.co.za.
Comments and/or requests for registration must be submitted by 26 June 2026.”
