230614001570 - Application for Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the Proposed Upgrading (Construction of a New Tower and High Site Node) of the Kerbehuk Line of Site Communication Station, North of Oranjemund, //Karas Region, Southern Namibia

The renewed Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) is required by the Proponent with respect to the Proposed Upgrading (Construction of a New Tower and High Site Node) of the Kerbehuk Line of Site Communication Station, North of Oranjemund, //Karas Region, Southern Namibia. The proposed upgrading of the Kerbehuk Line of Site Communication Station will cover the following stage: 1. Planning and design 2. Preconstruction including the removal of the old infrastructure. 3. Constuction re 4. Testing and 5. Commissioning The Kerbehuk line of sight communication station is a critical communication support infrastructure linking the onshore and offshore diamond exploration and recovery operational nodes of both Namdeb and DBMN. The station is central to the safety, emergency response and efficient logistical operations of both Namdeb onshore and DBMN offshore diamonds exploration and recovery operations. It provides a direct communication links to all the DBMN vessels operating offshore as well as to all the remote onshore Namdeb operational teams / sites.