Environmental Management Programme for the National Demonstration Wind Farm

The first four turbines of the National Demonstration Wind Farm are to be constructed on the slopes of Moedmaag Hill, approximately 12,2 km north west of Darling in the Western Cape Province. The project was first initiated by a private entrepreneur in 1996 but a wide variety of factors resulted in many delays in approval of the project. The Environmental Management Programme will be aimed at ensuring that all the necessary mitigatory actions are effectively implemented to ensure minimal impacts on the environment, particularly during the construction phase.

Public Participation Documents

• Environmental Impact Assessment of the Darling National Demonstration Wind Farm Project (January 2002). This is only available in hard copy and can be viewed at the EEU, UCT.
• Final Scoping Report for the Darling National Demonstration Wind Farm (October 2004)

Approvals

• Annexure 1A - Record of Decision
• Annexure 1B - Land Use

Construction EMP

• Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
• CEMP Closure checklist to DEAT (Letter)
• CEMP Closure checklist to DEAT (Spreadsheet)

Operation EMP

• Operational Environmental Management Plan (OEMP)

EMP Approval

• CEMP & OEMP Approval (DEAT)
• CEMP & OEMP Conditions (DEA&DP)