Creecy publishes amendment to renewable energy facility environmental authorisation

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has published an amendment of certain requirements for an application for environmental authorisation for a renewable energy facility, in the Government Gazette of December 4. The amendment requires that a proponent request and obtain a consent letter from State-owned utility Eskom, or its successor, which confirms that the proposed layout of the facility will not unnecessarily obstruct access to the transmission or distribution infrastructure.