221017000127 - UPGRADING OF DR3446

ROADHART CC HAS WON A TENDER TO UPGRADE THE DR3446 IN THE KAVANGO WEST REGION AND INSTALLED AN ABOVEGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK ON ITS CONSTRUCTION CAMP SITE. THE TANK HAS A SAFE FILL CAPACITY OF 21 000 LITRES AND A BUND CAPACITY OF 24 200 LITRES. IN TERMS OF THE PETROLEUM AND ENERGY ACT, A CONSUMER INSTALLATION CERTIFICATE (CIC) IS REQUIRED TO STORE FUEL IN EXCESS OF 200 LITRES. THE CIC IS GRANTED BY THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY (MME) TO AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (ACT NO. 7 OF 2007). THE ECC IS THEREFORE REQUIRED BY ROADHART CC FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE ABOVEGROUND FUEL. AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) IS BEING PREPARED BY EKWAO CONSULTING