230713001718 - Amendment to an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) Granted to Bigen Kuumba Port Services for the Development of its Terminal Facilities and a Request to Extend the Construction Period Walvis Bay Municipality, Erongo Region, Namibia.

BIGENKUUMBA PORT SERVICES (BPS) WAS GRANTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC - 00206) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PORT FACILITIES FOR THE STORAGE OF AND BULK HANDLING OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND BASE AND RARE METALS. THE ECC HAD A CLAUSE WHICH DIRECTED THAT THE DEVELOPMENT BE COMPLETED WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE ECC APPROVAL, WHICH WAS 30 JUNE 2022. THE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT COMPLETED FOR VARIOUS REASONS RANGING FROM PROCUREMENT DELAYS, AMENDMENT TO BUILDING PLANS WHICH REQUIRED APPROVAL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, ETC. IN THE MEANTIME BPS HAS ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL LAND ADJACENT TO ITS PROJECT SITE WHICH MEASURES 22 000 SQUARE METERS (2.2 HA). DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED TO THIS NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. THIS IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON THIS NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND HAS TO BE ASSESSMENT HENCE THE AMENDMENT TO THE EMP.

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