Question NW2151 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
18 July 2023 - NW2151
Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Noting that his department has recently processed 27 requests from Eskom for the expropriation of private land parcels which are expected to enable the construction of transmission power lines in Limpopo, what total number of other similar requests will be processed between 2023 and 2025?
Reply:
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) receives expropriation applications from Eskom in line with the Electricity Regulations Act of 1996, read with Expropriation Act No 63 of 1975. Accordingly, the Department considers the applications after due diligence process is done. If the Executive Authority is satisfied with application as per Acts guiding this process, the application is processed.
According to current plans over the next 10 years Eskom’s Transmission division is supposed to build about 15000 km of transmission lines. For all these, Eskom will be acquiring servitudes from land owners. Therefore during 2023/24 as Eskom rolls out its servitude acquisition programme, there could be some “DPWI” land that may be needed, and Eskom will only approach the Department at that time.
Eskom only becomes aware of the land owners after the route has been confirmed and the Service Provider will then be appointed in this regard. The Appointed Service Provider identifies the affected land owners and the process of acquiring the servitudes starts by negotiations. If negotiations do not yield positive results, the expropriation process follows thereof. It is therefore difficult, to be explicit in terms of the total number between 2023 and 2025.
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