Public meetings announced for proposed Nuclear Power Plant

Public meetings will be held in Hermanus, Pearly Beach and Gansbaai during April 2026 to present and discuss the Draft Scoping Report for the proposed Eskom Nuclear Power Plant of up to 5200 MW.

The meetings are scheduled as follows:
* 07 April 2026, 18:00 – 20:00: 
Hermanus Municipal Auditorium, 1 Magnolia Street, Hermanus 
* 08 April 2026, 18:00 – 20:00: 
NG Kerk Pearly Beach, Main Road, Pearly Beach 
* 09 April 2026, 18:30 – 20:30: 
Gansbaai Tourism Information and Conference Centre Hall, Great White Junction, Main Road, Gansbaai

The Draft Scoping Report (DSR) will be made available for public review and comment from 01 April 2026, a formal announcement will be made to registered stakeholders. 

Stakeholders are hereby notified of the public meetings to be held to present the DSR for the proposed NPP project, with meeting details provided in the table below. 

DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
* Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom) proposes the establishment of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) generating up to 5200 MW, with associated infrastructure, at either Thyspunt in the Kouga Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape Province, or, Bantamsklip in the Overstrand Local Municipality of the Western Cape Province, which requires an Environmental Authorisation (EA) application. 

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION
* The proposed project triggers several listed activities contained in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations Listing Notice 1 (GNR 983), Listing Notice 2 (GNR 984) and Listing Notice 3 (GNR985), as amended, and therefore, authorisation to undertake the listed activities must be sought via the respective Scoping and Environmental Impact Reporting (S&EIR) process. The following listed activities are triggered, subject to confirmation from the DFFE: 
* NEMA EIA Regulations: GNR 983 (as amended): Activity 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19A and 56; 
* NEMA EIA Regulations: GNR 984 (as amended): Activity 2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 26 and 27; and 
* NEMA EIA Regulations: GNR 985 (as amended): Activity 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 14 and 15. 

REGISTRATION
* WSP Group Africa (Pty) Ltd (WSP) has been appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) by the Proponent, to manage the S&EIR process. Parties wishing to formally register as stakeholders in order to offer their comment on the proposed project are requested to forward their full contact details to the EAP at the details provided below, and disclose their direct and/or indirect business, financial, personal or other interest in the project. Registered stakeholders will be forwarded all future correspondence and notified individually of additional opportunities to participate in the process. 

Online Registration Sheet here.
Email: Nuclear-PP-EIA@wsp.com 
Tel: 011 254 4800 / 011 361 1300
   
Issued by: 
Overstrand Municipal Manager, Dr Dean O’Neill