The DNA for South Africa makes all submitted Project Design Documents (PDDs) available for public comment for a period of 30 days prior to an approval decision being made. This is done primarily by posting a copy of each PDD on this web page for that period.

The table below identifies PDDs that are currently open for public comment. These can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate PDD title in the table.

Comments on the PDDs are welcomed by the DNA and can be made by clicking on the "email comments" link within the table.

 

PDD Title	Project Description
The catalytic reduction of N2O emissions with a secondary catalyst inside the ammonia reactor of the No. 9 nitric acid plant at African Explosives Ltd (AEL) [PDF, 789 kb]	The project proposes the reduction of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions by 80 - 90% from nitric acid production at the African Explosives Limited's Modderfontein No. 9 plant. The project activity involves the installation of pelletised catalyst inside the ammonia oxidation reactor underneath the precious metal gauzes. AEL produces nitric acid for commercial explosives for mining activities and ammonium nitrate solutions for manufacturing of fertilizers. The plant (AEL Plant 9) produces 69 629 tonnes of nitric acid per annum and the proposed project activity will reduce 57, 097 tonnes CO2e per annum. Status: Not registered
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Modderfontein, Gauteng Province	5 Nov  2006 - 8 Jan 2007
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PDD Title	Project Description
EnviroServ Chloorkop Landfill Gas Recovery Project [PDF, 1.82 mb]	The project proposes to capture and flare the landfill gas generated at the Chloorkop landfill site. The project involves the installation of vertical wells and horizontal collectors for the extraction of landfill gas. Extracted landfill gas is diverted to a blower-flare facility where combustion of the landfill gas takes place. The project activity will reduce 188, 390 tonne CO2e per annum
Status	Location	Period
27/4/2007	Chloorkop, Kempton Park, Gauteng Province	17 Nov - 17 Dec 2006.
Send comments to DNA	leluma.matooane@dme.gov.za or victoria.kekana@dme.gov.za

 

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Sasol Nitro N2O Abatement Project [PDF, 891 kb]	The project involves the installation of a secondary (new) catalyst in the existing production process to destroy N2O inside the reactor at the two Sasol's nitric acid plants. The project activity will reduce 107,160 t CO2e.
Status	Location	Period
25/5/2007	Sasolburg and Second, Free State and Mpumalanga respectively	6 Nov - 6 Dec 2006
Send comments to DNA	leluma.matooane@dme.gov.za or victoria.kekana@dme.gov.za

 

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Transalloys Manganese Alloy Smelter Project [PDF, 740 kb]	The project is an industrial energy efficiency project that will reduce electricity consumption in the production of silicomanganese alloy in the Vanadium Highveld Steel's Witbank facility. The project entails retrofitting of current arc furnaces with more efficient and state-of-the-art electric arc furnaces, electrode assemblies and control systems, resulting in 10-20% (0.5-1 MWh) in electricity consumption and about 82,566 t CO2e emission reduction.
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Witbank, Mpumalanga	3 Nov - 3 Dec 2006
Send comments to DNA	leluma.matooane@dme.gov.za or victoria.kekana@dme.gov.za

 

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Mondi Richards Bay Biomass Project [PDF, 859 kb]	The proposed project consists of the collection of biomass waste that consist of fines, contaminated wood chips, off-cuts etc. presently landfilled at a municipal landfill site and plantation waste currently left in the plantations to decay; transport of the collected biomass from nearby facilities and plantations to the Mondi Richards Bay operation for use as energy source; the replacement of coal (fossil fuel) by waste biomass in an existing co-fired boiler that produces steam at the operation. The project will reduce an estimated 239 000 tonnes CO2e/year.
Status	Location	Period
20/5/2007	Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal	28 Aug - 28 Sep 2006
Send comments to DNA	Leluma.Matooane@dme.gov.za

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Mondi Gas Turbine Co-generation in Richards Bay, South Africa [PDF, 1.11 mb]	The purpose of the project activity is switching from coal and imported electricity from the national grid to gas using an on-site combined cycle gas turbine. The project activity proposes the installation of a gas turbine with a heat recovery steam generator and all additional utility plant necessary at the Richards Bay operation. The production outputs are electricity (from the gas turbine) and heat (from the heat recovery unit) supplied to a pulp and paper mill. The installation of the cogeneration system will take place at the Mondi Richards Bay operation premises. The project will reduce an estimated 130876 tonnes CO2e/year
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal	28 Aug - 28 Sep 2006
Send comments to DNA	Leluma.Matooane@dme.gov.za

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Tugela CFB 10 Conversion from Coal to Bark Fired Project [PDF, 2.21 mb]	The project involves the conversion of a boiler to enable co-firing of biomass (bark), with coal at the Tugela Mill Pulp and Paper Mill. The biomass will directly replace the current use of coal for steam production in the mill and use the waste bark for steam generation in a biomass thermal energy boiler. The project consists of the complete replacement of the boiler bed and fuel feed conveyor system at the number 10 coal fired boiler to a biomass-fired fluidised bed boiler. The thermal capacity of the new boiler is rated at 22 MWth
Status	Location	Period
12/2/2007	Sappi Mandini Pulp Paper Mill, Mandeni, KZN Province, South Africa	24 Jul 2006 - 23 Aug 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Omnia Fertilisers Limited Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Reduction Project [PDF, 2.42 mb]	The aim of this project is to reduce emissions of Nitrous Oxide from Nitric Acid Production
Status	Location	Period
3/5/2007	Omnia Fetilizer Ltd Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa	04 Jul 2006 - 03 Aug 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Durban landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project [PDF, 4.65 mb]	The Durban landfill Gas- to- Electricity project aims at collecting waste gas from two landfill sites, Mariannhill and La Mercy, of the Durban municipality and use the recovered gas to generate electricity. The generated electricity will be fed into the municipal grid and replace electricity that the municipal is currently buying from other suppliers.
Status	Location	Period
15/12/2006	Durban KwaZulu Natal Province	03 Jul 2006 - 02 Aug 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

 

PDD Title	Project Description
Star Diamonds Methane Capture Project [PDF, 422kb]	The project involves capturing and flaring of methane resulting from underground mining operations at the Star Diamond Mine. The methane originates from coal steams in the area and is vented by pressure through geological faults into the mining shafts (underground working areas), and it has caused fatal explosions in the past. The project entails creation of wells to capture the methane and pipe it to the surface for flaring
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Wynandsfontein	15 June 2006 - 16 July 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
Emfuleni Power Project [PDF, 3.48MB]	The project entails capturing and utilization of off-gases (Coke Oven, Blast Furnace and Basic Oxygen Furnace Gases) from Mittal Steel's production plant in Vanderbijlpark to generate 115 MW of electricity. It involves the replacement of the current 23.5 MW plant with a much bigger capacity plant that can utilize all excess off-gases, which are presently being flared
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Vanderbijlpark	07 Feb 2006 - 20 Mar 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
PetroSA biogas to energy project [PDF, 291KB]	PetroSA started to operate since 1987 as a gas to liquids plant at Duinzicht, some 12 kilometres from the town of Mossel Bay on the south coast of South Africa. The production process at Duinzicht leads to waste process water that since the inception of the Plant has been dealt with by way of anaerobic digestion. The anaerobic digestion is continuous and a critical process for the operation of the PetroSA plant. In the anaerobic digestion process biogas is naturally generated. The Plant is equipped with a smokestack that houses a flaring apparatus. Since the inception of the Plant, this biogas has been flared. It is estimated that the equivalent of at least 1300 gigawatthours of gross heat value has been wasted in this manner over the lifetime of the plant. The present project can be summed up very simply as using the waste gas presently flared to generate electricity to be used onsite by PetroSA. The corporation will henceforth purchase less electricity from the national grid.
Status	Location	Period
29/9/2006	Duinzicht next to Mossel Bay in Western Cape Province	22 Dec 2005 -22 Jan 2006
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
Lawley Fuel Switch project	The project entails the conversion from coal to natural gas of the thermal fuel used in clay brick baking kilns at Lawley Brick Factory, an existing brick factory wholly owned by Corobrik (Pty) Ltd, South Africa. The fuel switch project is developed, financed and implemented by Corobrik. Corobrik is the largest supplier of bricks in South Africa and is one of the largest brick producers in the world.
Status	Location	Period
6/3/2006	Johannesburg, Gauteng Province	24 Oct 2005 - 23 Nov 2005
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
Rosslyn Brewery Fuel-Switching Project	The project aims at reducing GHG emissions through fuel switching, thus replacing the use of coal by natural gas and biogas that is currently flared. South African Breweries Limited will lead this fuel-switching project, which involves the replacement of equipment at the boiler room of Rosslyn Brewery plant. The South African Breweries Limited is the world's third largest brewer by volume.
Status	Location	Period
29/11/2006	Tshwane, Guateng Province	24 Oct 2005 -23 Nov 2005
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
Bethlehem Hydroelectric Project	The project aims at generating hydro-electricity which will be distributed into South Africa's grid. In practice, the project involves the development and operation of a 4 MW of hydro power generation capacity within the boundaries of Dihlabeng Local Municipality in Free State Province. The project will generate 28.6 GW/h annually and is comprised of two generating facilites, that is, As River (2.3 MW) and Saulpoort (1.7 MW).
Status	Location	Period
Not registered	Bethlehem in Free State Province	24 Oct 2005 - 23 Nov 2005
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za

PDD Title	Project Description
Kuyasa low-cost urban housing energy upgrade project	This project aims to install solar water heaters, insulated ceilings and compact fluorescent light bulbs in the existing 2309 RDP households in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha. The project has been designed and developed as a CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) project activity, whereby the City of Cape Town is able to receive carbon revenue from the use of renewable energy technologies (thereby reducing CO2 emissions).
Status	Location	Period
27/8/2005	Khayelitsha (Cape Town, South Africa)	31 Mar 2005 - 30 Apr 2005
Send comments to DNA	Lwazikazi.Tyani@dme.gov.za