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Die fasiliteit sou in Langebaan op \u2019n gedeelte van die plaas Waschklip en Everts Hoop opgerig word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die munisipaliteit voer verskeie redes vir die afkeuring van die fasiliteit aan, waaronder die natuurlike etiese waarde van die gebied \u2013 veral vir Langebaan, wat as \u2019n toeristetrekpleister beskou word. Volgens die munisipaliteit sou die ontwikkeling ook die gebied vir toekomstige landbougebruik \u201csteriliseer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In die beskrywing van die projek sou die fasiliteit sowat 4 500 fotovolta\u00efese panele h\u00ea, wat sowat 110 ha sou beslaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die ontwikkeling se omgewingsmagtiging maak ook voorsiening vir 44 skeepsvraghouers wat as bergplek vir litiumioon-batterye sou dien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die munisipaliteit meen di\u00e9 strukture van byna 3 m hoog en die uitbreiding van \u2019n addisionele 1 334 m<span>\u00b2<\/span> wat goedgekeur is, \u201csal lei tot \u2019n onaanvaarbare en ongewenste impak op die bou en natuurlike omgewing en sal die indruk van \u2019n nywerheidskarakter vir die voorgestelde ontwikkeling uitbrei\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9 de Villiers, voorsitter van die Weskus Sakekamer, meen egter die munisipaliteit is kortsigtig. \u201cMoet ons nie in hierdie stadium alles doen om krag op te wek nie? Ons moet onsself vra waar trek dit die swaarste. Sekerlik nie die plantjies en blommetjies nie,\u201d meen hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Villiers s\u00ea hy neem die belangrikheid van die omgewing in ag, maar gegewe die kragkrisis sal \u2019n fotovolta\u00efese ontwikkeling \u2019n positiewe impak op voortslepende beurtkrag h\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benewens die impak op beurtkrag s\u00ea die Weskus Sakekamer in sy amptelike skrywe oor die ontwikkeling die bou van die fasiliteit sou werksgeleenthede skep. \u201cDie Weskus Sakekamer ondersteun die sonplaas oor die vaardigheidsopleiding vir entrepreneurs en instandinghoudingspanne [wat uit die projek spruit].\u201d Daarby voer die organisasie aan die toeganklikheid tot \u201cskoon energie\u201d sou meer beleggers lok, wat uiteindelik meer werksgeleenthede vir die streek sou beteken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnny da Silva, voorsitter van die Velddrif Sakekamer, s\u00ea die oorlewing van die ekonomie moet eerste geag word. 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