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SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES: MORE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION EXEMPTION PROPOSALS GAZETTED
- 14 April 2023
- Environmental Law
- SA Legal Academy
Please note: 1) On 28 July 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment gazetted a second notice calling for input on the proposals. 2) On 17 April 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment isued a media statement on what is envisaged - three days after gazetting the call for input.
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has gazetted a second notice on Minister Barbara Creecy’s intention to exempt solar photovoltaic facility developers from environmental authorisation requirements.
Input is sought by 14 May 2023 on what is envisaged, which would also cover associated activities, infrastructure and the extension of existing facilities. However, the exemption would apply only to facilities in low or medium environmental sensitivity areas. These would be identified using the department’s screening tool.
It is not clear what happened to a similar consultation process initiated in September 2022, also by notice in the Government Gazette.
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch