Danish RE EE ProgrammeProgress Report

September 2014

Progress report: September 2014

Table of Contents

1. Component 1 DoE and Component 3 Eskom.........................................................................................3

1.1 Procurement................................................................................................................................3

1.2 Status...........................................................................................................................................4

2. Component 2 WASA 2...........................................................................................................................6

2.1 Work plan 2014/15......................................................................................................................6

2.2 Work Package progress................................................................................................................6

2.2.1 WP1 Mesoscale modelling (UCT, DTU).....................................................................................6

2.2.2 WP2 Wind Measurements (CSIR)..............................................................................................7

2.2.3 WP3 Microscale modelling (CSIR, DTU)..................................................................................12

2.2.4 WP4 Application (CSIR, DTU)..................................................................................................12

2.2.5 WP5 Extreme Wind Atlas (SAWS, DTU)...................................................................................12

2.2.6 WP 6 Documentation, Dissemination (SANEDI)......................................................................15

2.3 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................16

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1. Component 1 DoE and Component 3 Eskom

1.1 Procurement

Procurement Plan August 2014

1.2 Status

Description of Goods & Services

1.1 a (ref 234) Appointment of a service provider to collect Pre-energy Audit Information & Building Characteristics

3.3 (ref 255) Appointment of a service provider to develop the post-2015 National Energy Efficiency Targets, Energy Efficiency Measures and Implementation

PREPARATION OF BID DOCUMENTSACTIVITY PLANNED

DATESACTUAL COMPLETION

COMMENTS / ACTIONS

SIGN-OFF

BSC CONCLUDE Scope of Works

19/08/2014

Bid Document Complete 28/08/2014Procurement Committee (Approving the Bid)

3rd September 2014

Bid Advertised on WEB & Media

12th September 2014

Bid Advertised on Tender Bulletin

19th September 2014

TENDER AVAILABLE 15th September 2014

Date of Compulsory Briefing Session

2nd October 2014

Date of Tender CLOSING

16th October 2014

Manual Closing

BID ADJUDICATIONACTIVITY PLANNED

DATESACTUAL COMPLETION

COMMENTS / ACTIONS

SIGN-OFF

Adjudication: Bidders Responsiveness

17th, 20th & 21st

October 2014

Technical Evaluation 22nd-24th October 2014

DOE + SANEDI Appointed officials to assist with the technical evaluation.

Commercial Evaluation 29th October 2014

DOE to be present for observation and also to see who is recommended as a preferred service provider and the figures they are charging for the project.

BEC Report 31st October 2014

Procurement Committee Procurement meeting 55# 6th November 2014

ROD Issued 7th November 2014

Award Letter to Preferred Service provider Issued

10th November 2014

Contract Documents Complete

11th November 2014

COMMISSIONED 14th November 2014

7.1 (Bid 256) Methodology and administrative requirements for managing the carbon tax offset programme

Bid document to be sent and finalise with DoE for submission to the 54 Procurement meeting on 9 October 2014 for approval.

1.2 (Bid 130) Policy for energy efficiency on the introduction of energy management systems including smart meters in public buildings assessed and developed

The commercial evaluation of service providers who passed the technical threshold is being finalised. A report of recommendation will be tabled at the 54 Procurement meeting on 9 October 2014

1.3 (Bid 105) 1.3 Capacity building and training on energy management systems and energy efficiency policy development for Departments of Public Works and Energy officials conducted Bid0105

Awaiting revised scope of works as this bid was cancelled together with Bid0104(Energy Audit) as the two bids go hand in hand.

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2. Component 2 WASA 2

2.1 Work plan 2014/15Addendum A shows the 2014/15 work plan (total DKK2 464 270) with an indication of the

partners expenditure (sections highlighted in yellow) for the period April 2014 to 31 August

2014, total DKK415 991 (R760 634.49). The expenditure will substantially increase once all

the masts sites have been secured and the mast and instrumentation tenders awarded and

contracts signed (hardware tender budget DKK2 748 227.11, see work package progress).

2.2 Work Package progress

2.2.1 WP1 Mesoscale modelling (UCT, DTU)WP1 mesoscale modelling activities are dependent on and will commence with the start of the

WP2 wind measurement activities.

WP22 have consulted with WP21 on potential siting of the measurement masts in terms of

location and wind climate. In the former topography and land were considered. In the latter, a

section of Brendan Argent’s PhD has developed climatological wind roses for stations across

South Africa and these data were consulted as applicable.

Student supervision at UCT is ongoing. Currently four students are funded or partially funded

by the WASA 2 project. Details of the theses are below. Supervision is shared by DTU (Dr

Andrea Hahman) and UCT (Dr Chris Lennard) with Dr Chris Llennard the primary supervisor

and first point of contact for each student. Tich Mukunga has indicated he would like to

continue his studies through WASA2 to complete a M.Sc. in 2015-2016.

Dr Lennard and two students (Teboho Nchaba and Tich Mukunga) met with the Danish

Minister of Climate,Energy and building who was hosted by the Vice Chancellor of UCT, Dr

Max Price. Both the Minister and the Vice Chancellor were impressed by the work being done

by the WASA project and the students.

Student Degree Expected graduation year

Title

Brendan Argent Ph.D. 2014 Towards an Uncertainty Atlas for Wind Forecasts in South Africa

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Teboho Nchaba Ph.D. 2017 Improved South African wind atlas from multi-model super-ensemble

Zaccheus Oalefe Ph.D. 2017 Assessment of offshore wind resource on the west coast of South Africa

Tich Mukunga B.Sc. (Hons) 2014 An evaluation of wind trends in three reanalyses over the Western Cape

Activities for the next 56 months (October November 2014 to March 2015)

1. Regional model setup at UCT and sensitivity studies commencement

2. Mesoscale and local scale process studies commencement

3. Development of ensemble-based numerical wind atlas methodology

4. Tich Mukunga to begin M.Sc. beginning 2015

5. Graduation of Tich Mukunga and hand in of PhD by Brendan Argent

6. Ongoing consultation with WP22 on final citing of measurement masts based on Brendan

Argent’s wind climate work (I understand that the general masts areas have now been

identified, see table 1 in WP22 below and this relates to the micro siting of the masts in

those identified areas? We cannot be seen still trying to identify the mast sites areas)

2.2.2 WP2 Wind Measurements (CSIR)

Renewal of WASA 1 Letters of Agreement

Letters of Agreement for the 9 WASA 1 masts to remain for another 3 years were signed by

CSIR with the site owners of WM01, WM02, WM03, WM05, WM06, WM07, WM08, WM09.

The approval of the Tribal Chief at WM10 still needs securing. Documents have to be couriered

but the only address we could obtain for the Chief is a postal address, but courier companies

don’t deliver to post boxes. Alternative arrangements are underway.

WP22.01 Site Selection

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At a meeting in SANEDI on 11 April 2014 the first indications were developed of the general areas within which the five new WASA2 mast sites should preferably be located – based on the site selection criteria agreed upon. This allowed CSIR to try to locate suitable sites in these areas using Google Earth and 1:50000 topographical maps. The couple of potential sites per region were then sent to all WASA team partners for comments, and were eventually weeded down to a few.

Eastern Cape site WM11

The original idea was to have a mast site close to the coast in the vicinity of Port Edward, but on the E/Cape side of the provincial border. Communications with the various District Regional Directors of the E/Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, revealed however that this area falls within the Wild Coast Environmental Management area, which has a Coastal Corridor of 5 to 15km where no structure with visual impact should be erected, and if approval is given, the structure should be camouflaged. There are also two vulture colonies in the area, with their feeding grounds covering all the possible sites that were selected for this area. Any development, no matter how small, must be addressed through a full EIA as well as other authorization processes. It took quite a while to establish all these facts.

The agreement of the WASA team was that masts should be erected in areas which pose the least risk of having to undergo lengthy EIA processes, so it was decided by the WASA team that another area should be identified. In Skype discussions with DTU it was agreed to look for a site in the vicinity of the town of Rhodes, in an area which DTU’s mesoscale map shows as having very high wind resources. Again a possible site was selected, ownership of the farms determined, and contact was made with the farm owner. However, the farms belong to a Trust, which had to be consulted before the green light was given to CSIR to visit the area together with the owner(s) to select a site. An initial expectation of theirs was what the possible advantages were for the Trust if they allow the mast to be erected on their property, as well as concern for the 10km of 4x4 vehicle track to the site that might be damaged by the mast contractors. The owners were assured that no compensation was paid to the WASA1 mast site landowners, nor would WASA2 mast site landowners be compensated, as this was a Government initiative. This seems to have been accepted. The latter concern of damage to the vehicle track would be addressed in the tender documents.

The farm Cheviot was visited with the owner on the 30th of Sept. and the site demarcated and coordinates taken. A verbal agreement with the farm owner was concluded.

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Figure 1 The site of mast WM11

KwaZulu-Natal sites WM12 & WM13

With the shifting of the WM11 site to Rhodes, we were advised by DTU to, where possible, move the WM12 site to an area closer to the coast, SW of Durban. Should it prove difficult, we should revert back to the original WM12 site near Wartburg in the KZN midlands. An appropriate area on the R603 road near Eston was identified, ownerships established, and the area visited during the week of 29 Sep – 2 Oct.

Unfortunately the owner of the farm we arranged to visit, informed us on the morning of the visit that he would not be able to meet with us due to other commitments. We then drove around to look for possible other sites, made contact with one owner, who gave us the contact details of another land owner who might have land available. As we had to rush back to the airport to catch our flight back home we could not visit this farmer.

During a second trip to KZN (20- 23 Oct) we also visited an area near Scottburgh to look for a potential site, and then visited the farmer at Eston (whose details we got during the previous trip). This site proved to be adequate for the WM12 mast, and a verbal agreement with the land owner was reached.

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Figure 2. The mast site of WM12 on the farm Coppins near Eston.

Following up on a contact given to us by a representative of a wind farm developer who attended the KZN Provincial meeting in April, and subsequent contacting of various persons, it was finally established that all five of the possible the WM13 sites in NE KZN are on land that belongs to the Ingonyama Trust (the property of the Zulu king), and administered by the Mabaso Traditional Council. Appeals since 16 July to the Ingonyama Trust Board’s estate manager to let us have the contact details of the Mabaso Traditional Council have failed to produce any results. A stakeholder letter, drafted and signed by DoE, translated into isiZulu was sent at a later stage to try and assist in negotiations, but the only response from the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) was that we must first get approval from the Tribal Council of that area, who will inform ITB whether they approve or not, and then CSIR must apply to ITB to have the mast activity registered. ITB will then work out a monthly rental cost for the mast. As a second avenue the Umhlosinga Development Agency, operating in the north-eastern corner of KwaZulu-Natal was contacted to try and establish contacts with the Tribal Administrators of the area near Mbazwana where possible sites for WM13 have been marked. After a few promptings we were finally supplied with the contact details of the Chief, who was contacted. However, we had no response from him trying to arrange a meeting during the visit of 29 Sep to 1 Oct, so we could therefore not visit the Mbazwana area during that trip.

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Due to the difficulty in making progress with the Mbazwana sites for WM13, we opted to try for sites in other areas. We approached the KZN Farmers Union for their advice on possible sites, and also made contact with persons from the KZN Dept of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). Here we were referred to Mr Rudi Hillerman, the General Manager of Traditional Council and Land Administration of COGTA. He suggested that we look for a site in the area of Magudu, about 40km west of the Pongola dam, and about 30 south of the Swaziland border, and also recommended the Mjindi Experimental Farm near Jozini.

The CEO of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (Mr Andrew Zaloumis) was also contacted and asked about the possibilities of having a site inside the Park (which unfortunately was rejected by them).

During the second trip to KZN we visited Magudu, which proved not suitable.

While on our way to the Mjindi Experimeantal farm near Jozini, the Manager of the Mhakhatini Cotton Company (MCC) phoned and recommended that we visit their premises, also near Jozini, as they were informed by the KZN Agricultural Farmers Union that we were looking for a site for a mast. They are quite interested in the WASA project. We met with the management of the MCC, the site was inspected, details recorded, and a verbal agreement reached for this to be the site for WM13.

Figure 3. The site for mast WM13.

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Free State sites - WM14 & WM15

The sites selected for the two areas in the Free State (about 4 per area) were sent to the officials we met during the provincial meeting in Bloemfontein, and they advised which sites would pose the least risk of requiring any environmental assessments, particularly pertaining to birdlife, but with recommendations of using bird flight diverters on the guy ropes of the masts in any case. A company supplying bird flight diverters was sourced and a particular type of diverter was approved by the Free State Environmental Department (see Annexure 2). It was then established who the farm owners of the two sites were, contacts were made, and details of the project forwarded to them. Once they gave their approval for their farms to be used, site visits were arranged. The sites were visited sites on 2-4 Sept, (Figure 7 and Figure 8).

Figure 7. WM14 area Figure 8. WM15 area

Specific requirements raised by the owners will be incorporated into the tender documents. For instance, WM14 will require a gate to be installed on a boundary fence next to a tertiary road bordering the farm, which will eliminate the need for the mast construction teams having to cross over much of the property to get to the site.

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Figure 9. The new WASA2 sites.

Table 1. Co-ordinates of the five new mast sites.

Mast

Site

Closest

town

Mean height above sea

level (m)

Latitude

(decimal deg.)

Longitude

(decimal deg.)

WM11 Rhodes 2578 30.814339° 28.073700°

WM12 Eston 772 29.850400° 30.528783°

WM13 Jozini 81 27.426158° 32.166141°

WM14 Memel 2050 27.881690° 029.543430°

WM15 Winburg 1507 28.619970° 027.123150°

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WP22.02 Tender documents

A draft document was drawn up for the instrumentation tender. Care was taken, in view of

WASA 1 masts measurements to be used to benchmark WASA 2 masts measurements, to try

and specify the exact instrumentation type and configuration as was used for the WASA1

masts. It is proposed to follow the method that is used after theft and vandalism that took place

at WM10 in setting up the power supply for the data logger.

This entails that a smaller logger enclosure is used, with a smaller battery (12A/hr vs 46A/hr),

connected to a 10w solar panel, and gets mounted at 30m or higher. The solar panel fits onto a

bracket mounted on top of the logger enclosure to make it virtually invisible from below,

mitigating any possible theft thereof. This setup at WM10 has been operating for the past year

and a half without any problems with lack of battery power.

With regard to the navigation lights, we will specify in the tendering documents to use self-

contained LED Type B lights of 30 candela intensity, as required by the South African Civil

Aviation Authority.

With regard to the instrumentation tender documents, we need to emulate the wiring diagrams

supplied for each of the instruments used in WASA1, but will have to have our own versions

drafted.

Activities for the next 56 months (November 2014 to 31 March 2015April 2015)

[1.] Have the CSIR EIA group carry out a Rapid Environmental Screening Study on all five sites, to see whether any environmental issues will be triggered. This study willhas to be sent to the relevant Provincial Environmental Departments, for scrutiny and approval. (This is the critical path that will determine whether we can sign installation contracts for all masts by latest 31 March 2015 – It comes down to the outcome of the CSIR EIA study which should give an indication of potential EIA problems we can expect from the respective Provinces. Eric what is the time frame for this CSIR EIA study, how can we prioritise it?)

1.[2.] Applications to be made to SA Civil Aviation Authority for the erecting of the five masts.(can we start now?, how long before we can expect an answer? See 5)

2.[3.] The formal Letters of Agreements for the five masts that have been sanctioned by CSIR’s legal services, are to be signed by the respective parties.(can we start now, when will it be finalised?)

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3.[4.] Finalise the instruments tender specifications and publish. (mi understanding this is standard for all masts and not affected by potential EIA problems, can we start now? (store it at CSIR Stb until mast installation commence)

4.[5.] Finalise the mast tendering documents and publishing of tenders. These however can only be finalised once approvals from SACAA have been received, which would indicate the configurations for day/night aviation markings. Approval for mast WM11 is also awaited from SENTECH, which has a radar station 5km east of the WM11 site.

5.[6.] Removal of WASA1 anemometers for post-calibration, with new primary anemometers installed to ensure continuity. This will include checking of masts, navigation lights and other instruments, and replacement of faulty Vaisala humidity sensors where possible. All five anemometers are to be sent to WindSensor in Denmark for post-calibration, refurbishment and recalibration, as the current CSIR wind tunnel will not be adequate.(priority to get the WASA 2 masts operational with WASA 1 masts already operational and with the post-calibration, refurbishment and recalibration anemometers ready with the installation of WASA 2 or soonest thereafter)

6.[7.] Install WASA1 anemometers when back from post-calibration.(see my comment at 6)7.[8.] If required by tenderers, a visit to all five sites are to be arranged.8.[9.] Selection of successful tenders and contract. (we need to do our utmost best to have the

installation tenders (instrumentation tenders already signed) signed by latest 31 March 2014 – will get harder to explain, will draw more micro management from DoE and Denmark if we cannot make it by latest 31 March 2015)

9. How long after contracts signed can we expect WASA 2 masts operational, which will determine how many months we are behind original Gantt (WASA 2 masts operational by Nov/Dec 2014) and we need to ask a no cost extension, beyond 31 March 2018 for original 3 years measurement)

2.2.3 WP3 Microscale modelling (CSIR, DTU)

A description of site characteristics appropriate for model verification for candidate sites for

WM11, WM12, WM13, WM14, WM15 was done.

2.2.4 WP4 Application (CSIR, DTU)

No activities for 2014/15

2.2.5 WP5 Extreme Wind Atlas (SAWS, DTU)

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An audit was done on the available SAWS stations which could be utilized to update the

extreme wind estimations from measured data. Stations were selected which covered the Free

State and KwaZulu-Natal province and the extreme northern and north-western parts of the

Eastern Cape. In addition, stations were selected in other provinces closed to the borders of the

above-mentioned regions. Table 1 presents the list of SAWS weather stations identified for the

project. All 48 identified stations were audited for completeness, to ensure at least 10 years with

90% of data up to the end of 2013.

Table 1. SAWS weather stations selected for the WASA 2 WP5 Extreme Wind Atlas project.

Name Number Lat Lon Years Start year

Excluded years

NOUPOORT 0144791 2 -31.19 24.96

20 1994

JAMESTOWN 0148517A9 -31.12 26.81

20 1994

PORT EDWARD 0155394A5 -31.07 30.23

16 1994 2000-2002,2011

DE AAR WO 0169880 1 -30.67 23.99

20 1994

GARIEP DAM 0173032 4 -30.56 25.53

10 2004

PADDOCK 0182465 7 -30.75 30.26

18 1994 2002,2011

MARGATE 0182591A4 -30.85 30.33

20 1994

IXOPO 0210099A7 -30.15 30.07

11 2002 2013

PRIESKA 0224400 8 -29.67 22.74

20 1994

WEPENER 0232654 4 -29.92 26.85

13 2000 2008

PIETERMARITZBURG 0239698 5 -29.63 30.40

20 1994

ORIBI AIRPORT 0239699 7 -29.65 30.40

14 2000

DURBAN SOUTH AWS 0240808A2 -29.97 30.9 21 1993

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MOUNT EDGECOMBE 0241072 9 -29.70 31.05

20 1994

BLOEMFONTEIN - STAD 0261307A4 -29.12 26.19

19 1995

BLOEMFONTEIN WO 0261516B0 -29.10 26.30

20 1994

GIANTS CASTLE AWS 0268016AX -29.27 29.52

19 1995

MOOI RIVER 0268883 6 -29.22 30.00

10 2002 2008, 2012

GREYTOWN 0270155 9 -29.08 30.60

20 1994

KIMBERLEY WO 0290468A9 -28.81 24.77

20 1992 2002, 2003

FAURESMITH 0291570 1 -29.75 25.32

11 2002 2004

FICKSBURG 0296709AX -28.83 27.90

14 1994 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007

LADYSMITH 0300454 3 -28.57 29.77

19 1994 2012

MTUNZINI 0304357 6 -28.95 31.70

16 1994 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012

RICHARDS BAY AIRPORT

0305134 6 -28.73 32.08

11 2003

POSTMASBURG 0321110 7 -28.35 23.08

12 1994 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

BETHLEHEM WO 0331585 9 -28.25 28.33

21 1993

VAN REENEN 0333682A9 -28.38 29.39

19 1994 2012

ULUNDI 0337738 2 -28.30 31.42

16 1998

CHARTERS CREEK 0339732A9 -28.20 32.42

16 1995 2002, 2003, 2011

TAUNG 0360453A0 -27.55 24.7 16 1997 1999

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BLOEMHOF 0362189 7 -27.65 25.62

20 1994

WELKOM 0364300 1 -27.99 26.67

18 1994 2002, 2011

KROONSTAD 0365398 8 -27.67 27.31

18 1994 2000, 2007

NEWCASTLE 0370856 3 -27.77 29.98

16 1995 2008, 2009, 2010

VRYHEID 0372527 1 -27.78 30.80

13 1994 1994, 1995, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

VREDE 0405326A9 -27.42 29.17

15 1994 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003

PONGOLA 0410175 X -27.41 31.59

12 1994 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

MBAZWANA AIRFIELD 0412148 6 -27.48 32.60

13 1998 2000, 2007, 2011

KLERKSDORP 0436204 1 -26.90 26.62

15 1994 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007

POTCHEFSTROOM 0437104A4 -26.74 27.08

12 1998 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010

VEREENIGING 0438784 3 -26.57 27.95

16 1994 1999, 2002, 2003, 2011

JOHANNESBURG INT 0476399 0 -26.15 28.23

22 1990 1992

SPRINGS 0476762A3 -26.21 28.44

12 2001 2011

ERMELO WO 0479870 X -26.50 29.98

17 1994 2011, 2012, 2013

GRAND CENTRAL 0513239 0 -25.98 28.13

10 2004

IRENE WO 0513385A2 -25.91 28.21

20 1994

Quality control of data

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All the stations in Table 1 were subjected to quality control of all gust values stronger than 20

m/s. This extensive quality control opens up the possibility that the extreme wind estimations

can be done with the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) method as well as the Peak Over

Threshold (POT) approach.

Mesoscale modeling of extreme wind climate for two regions in WASA2 domain

Once the domains are defined with the guide of the measurements (Table 1), the mesoscale

modeling of the storms that have affected the areas can start. The same method that was used to

obtain the extreme wind atlases for the two selected areas in WASA I will be used here too, i.e.

the “selective dynamical downscaling method” with the mesoscale Weather Forecasting and

Research (WRF) model.

Some of the details for the modeling are as follows:

(1) The CFSR data from 1998 – 2013 will be used as the boundary forcing.

(2) The horizontal resolution will still be 36-12-4 km for three nested domains.

(3) The 2.5-order turbulence closure scheme will be used.

It is planned to start with a few cases, followed by validation. This is expected to happen in the

coming project phase. The complete set of storms that will be used to calculate the extreme

values will be modeled afterwards.

Orientation of anemometer masts

The wind roses for a number of stations in the vicinities of the planned wind measurement

stations were supplied to the CSIR, to assist with the orientation of the instrumentation.

Activities for the next 5 months (November 2014 to March 2015)? Relating to

2.2.6 WP 6 Documentation, Dissemination (SANEDI)

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The WASA 2 Inception meeting took place with the final WASA 1 PIU meeting on 11 April

2014

The Provincial meetings: Free State, Eastern Cape and KZN took place on 15.,16 and 17 April

2014

WASA 2 implementation officially commenced in June 2014 with last signature by SAWS of

the WASA 2 SANEDI, Partners Agreement.

On the 2nd September the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Buildings met with

representatives of the WASA team and UCT students at UCT where Andre Otto represented

SANEDI and presented the WASA work to the Minister as well as the UCT Vice Chancellor,

Dr Max Price. The minister congratulated the team as well as the students on their work

WASA 2 st PIU meeting scheduled for 7 November 2014

2.3 Conclusion

The main activity for this reporting period was the masts sites selection process which took

some time. The as was expected with the Free States sites WM14 and WM15 have been

secured and cleared with the Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.,

Tthe Eastern Cape site WM11 requires input from SENTECH as well, due to a radar station in

its proximity. The and KwaZulu-Natal WM12 and WM13 sites that were identified and in the

process to be secured. The DoE (stakeholder letter in isiZulu) and the KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial Government are assisting in securing the KwaZulu-Natal WM13 site. The process of

applying for approval from SACAA for all five is underway, of which the outcome might have

an influence on the mast tender specifications It is still expected that the mast and

instrumentation tenders will be issued, awarded and contracts signed in the following 6 months

with installation to commence 2015/16 which may require and update of the work plan to be

discussed at the upcoming PIU meeting, 7 November 2014.

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