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This Final Basic Assessment Report, prepared by Doug Jeffery Environmental Consultants for the City of Cape Town, evaluates the proposed establishment of a 'Green Technology Manufacturing Cluster' on Portions 1 and 4 of Farm CA1183 in Atlantis. The project aims to support the renewable energy sector by providing land for the manufacture of wind turbine blades, towers, photovoltaic (PV) panels, and inverters. While the development is aligned with regional socio-economic goals to alleviate poverty and unemployment in a distressed area, it will result in the total loss of endangered and critically endangered vegetation on the 38.65-hectare site.

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) of South Africa granted environmental authorisation to Limpopo Coal Company (Pty) Ltd (LCC), a subsidiary of Coal of Africa Limited, for the Vele Colliery project. This authorisation, issued under section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), rectifies the unlawful commencement of several listed activities, including road construction, vegetation clearance, and the building of a slurry dam. The project is a phased coal mine with an estimated 29-year lifespan, consisting of open cast and underground operations.