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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message |
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2024-03-28 15:05:35 +02:00 | Amanda | No I do not | Other | All the options given as reasons. We do not need another Kusile with the government taking care of themselves. Biogas plants using excrement, garden refuse, dog poo close to where they are will not only provide power but jobs too. Furthermore if the government does not put the onus on 20% of the population to pay for everything and steal what does come in, there will be money to fund repairs and expand into independent, local power supply to communities. |
2024-02-28 11:04:49 +02:00 | Reg | No I do not | Social and Economic Impact | There are various concerns including that mentioned and also the effect on animals and birds. Huge wind farms abroad don't really seem to have made a marked impact. Nuclear options (eg. pebble bed reactors) will probably be more effective in the long run. It doesn't seem as though the public is given much opportunity to make an input. |
2024-02-27 08:52:16 +02:00 | RAAM | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | |
2024-02-26 11:16:36 +02:00 | Kim | No I do not | Lack of Public Participation | |
2024-02-24 09:17:00 +02:00 | Albertus | No I do not | Lack of Public Participation | Our nature reserve and wildlife conservancy is 10km, direct line of sight, to this proposed development. Parties involved in the so-called environmental assessment know exactly where we are located. Yet, since day 1 were have had not a single consultation, or information related which reached us. That was until “after” the so-called study was completed. Read the comments of Indalo - they are factual, accurate and worthy of support. Cumulatively, sustainable employment which depends on preserving the environment by far exceeds those promised for short term jobs for construction of the optical pollution in our area. Threatened are not only jobs, but projects to get vulture populations going, attract wildlife visitors and sustain charitable institutions impacting HUNDREDS (such as those by Kwandwe, Pumpa and more). We formally objected once learning of this project and got the biggest load of generic hogwash back as an email reply. |
2024-02-23 22:08:46 +02:00 | sue | Not fully | Lack of Public Participation | All of the above ... there has to be public participation. Failure to consult and include the people affected will cause strife. There have to be full assessments conducted by neutral parties (not a company appointed by govt or the investors of the wind farm. Addo Elephant park is not a good site - elephants have very sensitive ears. If they become aggressive it will destroy the tourist industry. A full investigation is necessary Tourism is one of the few sources of income to the Eastern Cape so the placement of wind farms needs very careful considertion. |
2024-02-23 03:04:48 +02:00 | Petro | No I do not | Other | All of the above. |
2024-02-22 17:58:11 +02:00 | Marilyn | Not fully | Other | I've answered Other as all the reasons given have a degree of concern as to why I don't fully support the wind farm. I have visited the current 7 turbines outside Makhanda and can vouch for their noise and was horrified to discover Makhanda did not benefit from the power produced as it went straight into the national grid. The Eastern Cape is incredibly windy with a significant breeze blowing most days. It is as such a perfect place for a wind farm. But unless impact assessments have been undertaken and produced accurate and believable data, I don't fully support the farm. Personally I like the look of the turbines and their movement as I see them as kinetic sculptures BUT there is the noise whirr factor which disturbs wildlife and birds (my main concern) as well as doomesticated farm animals. However nany animals can become used to the noise after some time. Birds and nesting will be affected s its not only the noise but the magnetic field that bothers them. The country needs another power source and there is plenty of breeze in the Albany area - I'd rather have wind turbines than nuclear. |
2024-02-22 07:15:44 +02:00 | Ruud | Not fully | Animal and Bird Impact | What's the alternative? Coal? Eskom?? How else will Karen and Karl be able to power their computers and enable their keyboard slacktivism crusades? What about their kids' inability to play Instagram and Tiktok?? |
2024-02-21 17:35:10 +02:00 | Dirk | No I do not | Need Desirability | |
2024-02-21 04:06:06 +02:00 | Cecile | No I do not | Social and Economic Impact | |
2024-02-20 23:36:09 +02:00 | Liana | No I do not | Biodiversity and Noise-Related Impact | |
2024-02-20 18:24:58 +02:00 | Diana | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | |
2024-02-20 17:05:33 +02:00 | Maureen | Not fully | Animal and Bird Impact | In my opinion, solar panels would be a better alternative. |
2024-02-20 15:16:35 +02:00 | Miles | No I do not | Nature and Wildlife Tourist Impact | Rooftop solar generates more than 20% of RSA electricity, saving the country three Madupi's at R702 bn and beat loadshedding and pollution as well as bypassing the 33% overstaffed, overpaid and wasteful Eskom. |
2024-02-20 13:35:21 +02:00 | Johan | Not fully | Visual Impacts | |
2024-02-20 13:28:14 +02:00 | Sidumo | No I do not | Visual Impacts | Damage to the environment for little positive impact in terms of power generated. Bird life will be negatively impacted as well as biodiversity in General. The build process will also cause a lot of harm to the environment. |
2024-02-20 11:51:16 +02:00 | Joao | No I do not | Lack of Public Participation | |
2024-02-20 11:41:49 +02:00 | Angela | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | In addition to my top concern I would like to add all the other concerns listed. I do not believe that sufficient research (non-biased) has been done covering the impact of wind farms on the environment as a whole, as well as the impact on our natural resources when obtaining and manufacturing these wind farms, as well as the disposing of them at the end of their life. The rhetoric of climate change is being pushed vigorously without looking at the cost of the changes that these types of industries have on the environment. At the end of the day, the cost of erecting them, linking them to the electricity grid and (hopefully) maintaining them is extremely high, but this, of course, is not being disclosed. No, no, no to these fake giants of energy generation!! |
2024-02-20 11:36:20 +02:00 | Henk | No I do not | Nature and Wildlife Tourist Impact | There has been no public participation. No Transparency. Threatens Eco Systems. Why put up these ugly monstrosities all over our beautiful landscapes? Solar 1 at Upington generates much more power on a much smaller area. There must be better solutions than these wind turbines. |
2024-02-20 11:20:17 +02:00 | Arno | No I do not | Lack of Public Participation | Why do the government authorities not do their jobs according to the laws regulating project such as these ? Why does it seem as though projects like these, where public participation is required, are pushed through because public participation may prevent the project from being executed. WHO IS BENEFITING FROM IGNORING THE LAW ? |
2024-02-20 11:19:15 +02:00 | victor | Not fully | Lack of Public Participation | Who are the developers of this farm? Connections to the ruling elite? I may never see it but have those who will see it every day been consulted? |
2024-02-20 11:00:39 +02:00 | jerome | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | |
2024-02-20 10:42:55 +02:00 | Kay | Not fully | Other | There are many concerns which can be addressed, but one that may not be discussed is the inability to dispose if wind turbines. They are not reusable or recyclable and create seriously large amounts of waste. That is apart from noise pollution, killing birds and scenery degradation. Clearly clean power is what we want but this scale of wind project has more drawbacks than positives. |
2024-02-20 09:36:01 +02:00 | Madeleine | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | |
2024-02-20 09:18:58 +02:00 | julie | No I do not | Nature and Wildlife Tourist Impact | This is just another scheme for politicians to enrich themselves. Once again nature bears the brunt of human thoughtlessness. |
2024-02-13 22:42:16 +02:00 | Lucie | No I do not | Protected Area Expansion Impact | |
2024-02-13 12:00:40 +02:00 | David | No I do not | Nature and Wildlife Tourist Impact | |
2024-02-13 11:56:33 +02:00 | Alan | No I do not | Animal and Bird Impact | |
2024-02-13 11:27:24 +02:00 | Peter | No I do not | Nature and Wildlife Tourist Impact |