Fischer, TDMabin, MJTLochner, Paul A2016-12-082016-12-082016-05Fischer, T.D., Mabin, M.J.T. and Lochner, P.A. 2016. Sea for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure. In: IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, Resilience and Sustainability 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Nagoya Congress Center, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, 11 - 14 May 2016http://conferences.iaia.org/2016/Final-Papers/Mabin,%20Marshall%20-%20SEA%20for%20Strategic%20Grip%20Planning%20in%20South%20Africa.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8888IAIA16 Conference Proceedings, Resilience and Sustainability 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, Nagoya Congress Center, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, 11 - 14 May 2016.The design of the future transmission grid in South Africa is undergoing a major change as the generation mix in the future will be very different to the existing situation (DoE, 2011) The biggest impact from a transmission grid aspect is the different spatial location of the new generation sources, in particular the renewable energy sources (Eskom, 2013). These generation resources will be implemented by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and new power corridors will need to be created to provide grid access for them (Eskom, 2014). A further challenge that will have to be faced is obtaining the necessary environmental approvals and authorisations to construct the new transmission lines and substations within the new power corridors. Taking these processes into account means that new transmission line projects can take between five and ten years to complete, while IPPs can have their power plants up and running within two to three years after bid award. Thus a new approach to planning and obtaining environmental authorisations for the transmission grid of the future is required to reduce the response time for the new transmission infrastructure and bring new generation sources online quickly. This paper describes how this new approach has been formulated and implemented in South Africa.enPower corridorsRenewable Energy Development ZonesREDZsStrategic Environmental AssessmentsSEAStrategic Grid PlanConference PresentationFischer, T., Mabin, M., & Lochner, P. A. (2016). SEA for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure. IAIA. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8888Fischer, TD, MJT Mabin, and Paul A Lochner. "SEA for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8888Fischer T, Mabin M, Lochner PA, SEA for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure; IAIA; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8888 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Fischer, TD AU - Mabin, MJT AU - Lochner, Paul A AB - The design of the future transmission grid in South Africa is undergoing a major change as the generation mix in the future will be very different to the existing situation (DoE, 2011) The biggest impact from a transmission grid aspect is the different spatial location of the new generation sources, in particular the renewable energy sources (Eskom, 2013). These generation resources will be implemented by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and new power corridors will need to be created to provide grid access for them (Eskom, 2014). A further challenge that will have to be faced is obtaining the necessary environmental approvals and authorisations to construct the new transmission lines and substations within the new power corridors. Taking these processes into account means that new transmission line projects can take between five and ten years to complete, while IPPs can have their power plants up and running within two to three years after bid award. Thus a new approach to planning and obtaining environmental authorisations for the transmission grid of the future is required to reduce the response time for the new transmission infrastructure and bring new generation sources online quickly. This paper describes how this new approach has been formulated and implemented in South Africa. DA - 2016-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Power corridors KW - Renewable Energy Development Zones KW - REDZs KW - Strategic Environmental Assessments KW - SEA KW - Strategic Grid Plan LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - SEA for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure TI - SEA for strategic grid planning in South Africa: Enabling the efficient and effective roll out of strategic electricity transmission infrastructure UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8888 ER -