ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME AND WATER USE
LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS – THE PROPOSED FERROALLOYS PLANT (125Ktpa –
1Mtpa), COAL WASH PLANT - COKE PLANT, HEAT RECOVERY ELECTRICITY POWER PLANT (600MW) AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION (1000MW) WITHIN THE MUSINA-MAKHADO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (MMSEZ) PUBLIC MEETING
13TH SEPTEMBER 2024
Kinetic Development Group Limited (KDGL) proposes to develop and construct a new ferroalloys smelter plant and associated infrastructure within the MusinaMakhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ).
The proposed ferroalloys smelter and activities will be on the farms Van Der Bijl 528 MS and Dreyer 526 MSZone/Stand 12 and 31. The MMSEZ site is situated near Mopane within the Musina and Makhado Local Municipalities, which fall within the jurisdiction of the Vhembe District Municipality, in Limpopo Province.
South African Energy Metallurgical Base (Pty) Ltd (EMSEZ proposes to develop and construct a new coal wash plant, coke plant, heat recovery plant, photovoltaic power station, offices and living facilities and associated infrastructure within the MusinaMakhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ).
The proposed industrial and metallurgical activities will be on the farms Dreyer 526 MS, Van Der Bijl 528 MS, Steenbok 565 MS, Antrobus 566 MS - Zone/Stand 1A, 2, 3, 15 and 29. The MMSEZ site is situated near Mopane within the Musina and Makhado Local Municipalities, which fall within the jurisdiction of the Vhembe District Municipality, in Limpopo Province.
Ferrochrome Smelter – 125K – 1 000 000 t/p/a (300 Ha)
2 x 33,000 kVA semi-closed high carbon electric furnaces
Raw materials, batching and feeding system
132KV (power supply) substation
Access roads and Haul roads;
Workshops and Diesel storage tanks;
Sewerage Treatment Facility
Pipelines to Pollution Control Dams (PCDs);
Berms to separate dirty/clean water;
Ore Stockpiles – Chrome, silica, coke/carbon
Topsoil storage dumps
Slag disposal area
Offices and Living Area.
High carbon ferrochrome alloy is a product of carbon reduction with chromium ore as raw material, silica as slag flux, and carbon reducing agent (coke) in the electro-heated furnace. It is an electro-thermal process of continuous melting and intermittent oven.
Coal Wash Plant – 10 000 000 tons/annum (150 Ha)
Coke Plant - 3 000 000 tons/annum (200 Ha)
Heat Recovery Plant (600 MW) – (100 Ha)
Photovoltaic Plant (1000 MW) – (400 Ha)
Access roads and Haul roads;
Diesel storage tanks;
Sewerage Treatment Facility
Pollution Control Dams (PCDs);
Berms to separate dirty/clean water;
Ore Stockpiles – Coal, Coke;
Topsoil storage dumps;
Offices and Living Area (150 Ha)
• Through the impact of water flow, the raw coal with different components and different specific gravity is divided into different grades, and the dust and waste rock is removed to reduce the content of ash and sulphur.
• The raw coal is mixed with many impurities in the mining process, and the coal quality is also different. The coal with small internal ash content and large internal ash content are mixed together. Coal washing is an industrial process to eliminate impurities in raw coal or classify highquality coal and low-quality coal.
• Coal preparation plant – conveyor belts, vibrating screens and transfer stations
• Carbonization plant – external heating type rotary furnace, coal charging and coke discharging system, coal towers
• Coke screening plant – conveyor belts, vibrating screens and transfer stations 0-6mm, 6-13mm and >13mm
• Gas cleaning plant – air cooling tower for gas, electric coal tar catcher, gas blower, air blower, gas holder,
• Auxiliary production facilities – power supply, distribution system, pipelines, lab, plant offices, Water pump house
• Waste heat recovery methods include capturing and transferring the waste heat from a process with a gas or liquid back to the system as an extra energy source. The energy source can be used to create additional heat or to generate electrical and mechanical power.
• Photovoltaic (PV) technologies – more commonly known as solar panels –generate power using devices that absorb energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical energy through semiconducting materials.
Gudani Scope of Work:
• Conduct environmental baseline surveys;
• Identification of impact and assessments thereof;
• Formulation of impact management measures;
• Consultation with authorities and stakeholders;
• Conduct public participation process as part of the EIA/EMP/IWULA/Waste/AEL Amendment Processes;
• Compile the EIA/EMP/IWULA/Waste/AEL Reports and any supporting documentation which includes related engineering aspects.
• Apply for the Required Authorizations and Approvals
• NEMA – DFFE/LDEDET;
• WATER USE LICENSE & IWWMP – DWS;
• AIR EMISSIONS LICENSE – LDEDET;
• WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSE – LDEDET;
• SAHRA PERMITS – SAHRA;
TOPOGRAPHY
SOILS AND LANDUSE
BIO-DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY
FAUNA
SURFACE WATER/WETLANDS/CATCHMENT
GROUND WATER
NOISE
AIR QUALITY VISUAL IMPACTS HERITAGE IMPACTS SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES WASTE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETINGS – 13 Sept 24
KINETIC GROUP SAEMB
PROJECT KICK-OFF AND SITE VISIT
REVIEW AVAILABLE DATA AND INFORMATION
IDENTIFY LISTED ACTIVITIES IDENTIFY LISTED ACTIVITIES
IDENTIFY REQUIRED
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
IDENTIFY REQUIRED
APPROVALS
KINETIC GROUP SAEMB TIMELINE
SUBMIT AEL APPLICATION
SUBMIT AEL APPLICATION Dec 2024
SUBMIT WUL APPLICATION SUBMIT WUL APPLICATION Oct 2024
SUBMIT WAYLEAVE APPLICATIONS – RAL / SANRAL Jan 2025
COMPILE SCOPING REPORTS COMPILE SCOPING REPORTS Jul/Aug 2024
SUBMIT SCOPING REPORT & PUBLIC REVIEW (30 Day)
SUBMIT SCOPING REPORT & PUBLIC REVIEW (30 Day) Sept/Oct 2021
CONDUCT EIA/IWULA/AEL/WML SPECIALIST STUDIES AND REPORTS –Aug - Nov 2024
COMPILE EIA/IWULA/WML REPORTS
COMPILE EIA/IWULA/ AEL/WML REPORTS Aug - Oct 2024
COMBINED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – (KINETIC AND SAEMB) Nov 2024
SUBMIT EIA/IWULA/WML REPORTS
AUTHORITY REVIEW AND EVALUALTIONS
SUBMIT EIA/IWULA/ AEL/WML REPORTS Dec 2024
AUTHORITY REVIEW AND EVALUALTIONS Dec 24 – Feb 2025
EXPECTED EA EXPECTED Apr/May 2025