DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NCOP
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 368
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 August 2012
Mr J M G Bekker (DA-WC) to ask the Public Enterprises:
1) With reference to a certain contract (name furnished) for the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the building of the Nuclear
1 power station which expired in October 2011, what (a) was the
budget, (b) were the eventual costs and (c) were the initial estimated
time frames for the project;
2) With reference to a certain contract (name furnished) for the EIA for
the building of the Nuclear 1 power station which was renewed in May
2012, what (a) was the budget, (b) was the scope and (c) were the
initial estimated time frames for the project? CW473E
Reply:
(1)(a-b) According to Eskom, they are not in a position to disclose the
budget and costs for the Nuclear-1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as
such disclosure will prejudice the commercial negotiations for the
subsequent EIAs.
(c) The original contract was for the period October 2006 to April 2008.
(2) The extension of the scope of the contract impacted on the duration of
the project. Â In 2011 Eskom decided that rather than continuing to extend
the scope and duration of the original contract, to close off the contract
and sign a new contract for the remainder of the envisaged scope of work. Â
(a) Eskom is not in a position to disclose the budget and costs for the
Nuclear-1 EIA as such disclosure will prejudice the commercial negotiations
for the subsequent EIAs.
(b) The scope of the new contract includes a reassessment of access routes,
additional meetings with various Authorities, additional focus group
meetings between certain specialists and public interest groups, additional
engagements with the public, and legal and process reviews.
(c) The duration of the new contract is between April 2012 to March 2013.