Routing of Services The location of all underground services and servitudes must be identified and confirmed if applicable. During layout Prior to and moving onto RE establishment site. Vegetation Clearance, Animal and Habitat Disturbance During layout Indigenous vegetation should be retained as far as possible in the state / structure that occurs Prior to and naturally on the site. moving onto E-PM & RE establishment site. During layout To minimise the destruction of natural vegetation, the power line route should follow agricultural Prior to and fields, fence lines and/or existing power lines and should not traverse areas containing natural moving onto E-PM & RE establishment vegetation or areas which have been marked as highly sensitive in this report. site. During layout All plant species of conservation concern or species which are nationally or provincially protected, Prior to and which will not be directly affected by the developments should be cordoned off as no go areas moving onto E-PM & RE establishment during construction. These areas which are cordoned off should however not prevent movement site. of indigenous fauna. During layout An independent Environmental Control Officer (ECO) should be appointed to oversee all Prior to and construction activities. moving onto E-PM & RE establishment site. During layout Formalise access roads and make use of existing roads and tracks where feasible, rather than Prior to and creating new routes through naturally vegetated areas. moving onto E-PM & RE establishment site. During layout All jumpers at transformers, T-offs and strain structures should be insulated. Prior to and moving onto E-PM & RE establishment site. During layout Only pole structures that are approved as by should “bird friendly” Eskom’s ENVIROTECH Forum Prior to and be used. moving onto E-PM & RE establishment site.
Routing of Services The location of all underground services and servitudes must be identified and confirmed if applicable. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. RE Vegetation Clearance, Animal and Habitat Disturbance Indigenous vegetation should be retained as far as possible in the state / structure that occurs naturally on the site. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE To minimise the destruction of natural vegetation, the power line route should follow agricultural fields, fence lines and/or existing power lines and should not traverse areas containing natural vegetation or areas which have been marked as highly sensitive in this report. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE All plant species of conservation concern or species which are nationally or provincially protected, which will not be directly affected by the developments should be cordoned off as no go areas during construction. These areas which are cordoned off should however not prevent movement of indigenous fauna. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE An independent Environmental Control Officer (ECO) should be appointed to oversee all construction activities. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE Formalise access roads and make use of existing roads and tracks where feasible, rather than creating new routes through naturally vegetated areas. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE All jumpers at transformers, T-offs and strain structures should be insulated. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE Only pole structures that are approved as “bird friendly” by Eskom’s ENVIROTECH Forum should be used. During layout and establishment Prior to moving onto site. E-PM & RE
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