Provide the following information. Each numbered item below should be copied and appear at the top of a page with your information below.
1. | A description of the existing infrastructure. |
2. | The impact of the conversion on users of the existing infrastructure and any measures taken for the continued supply or provision of services. |
3. | A description of the proposed facility, adequately specifying the exact route to which the application relates. This must include key design codes to demonstrate technical feasibility and a clear and detailed map of the route, at a scale acceptable to the Energy Regulator, indicating the proposed: |
(a) | design capacity and pressure of each pipeline; |
(b) | length of each pipeline; |
(c) | diameter of each pipeline; |
(d) | material composition of the pipeline e.g. steel or HDPE; |
(e) | average and maximum operating pressures; |
(f) | location of each compression site and its capacity; |
(g) | location of each pressure protection or reduction station; and |
(h) | point(s) of receipt and delivery of gas. |
4. | A mechanical flow diagram of the proposed facility. |
5. | Proof of the financial viability of the proposed facility, including: |
(b) | projected financial statements and/or discounted cash flow (DCF) model (providing assumptions used in calculations and sourcing of figures); |
(c) | the status and/or proof of equity financing agreements and finance including terms and conditions; |
(d) | other costs incidental to the project (please specify whether legal, consulting etc) ; and |
(e) | tariffs to be charged for the proposed facility and details of the methodology used for these calculations. |
6. | Details of the gas source, including |
(a) | a copy of an independent reservoir engineer's assessment of proven and recoverable gas reserves in trillions of cubic feet and the basis for the reserves determination; and |
(b) | gas production program to supply gas for the project; |
OR
(c) | copy of the gas importation agreement. |
7. | Details of any existing and/or potential customers for the proposed facility, including: |
(a) | the names and physical addresses of existing customers, |
(b) | the names and physical addresses of potential customers, |
(c) | the categorization of each customer, for example, as a distributor, power generator or large user; and |
(d) | for each customer, the average or anticipated gas consumption in Gigajoules per annum. |
8. | Copies of any gas transportation agreements pertaining to the facility to be constructed. |
9. | A description of the proposed allocation mechanism in terms of which third party access will be granted to the proposed facility, including: |
(a) | grounds for refusal of access; and |
(b) | measures to ensure non-discrimination between customers. |
10. | If applicable, details of planned changes to the pipeline after commencement of operations regarding: |
(a) | pipeline capacity such as additions of compressor stations or any other infrastructure that may require a new licence; |
(b) | investment plans and the schedule of implementation; and |
(c) | timelines for service commencement. |
11. | If the applicant is Sasol Limited or its subsidiary, evidence of compliance with clauses 3, 4, 6 and 8.3 of Schedule One to the Agreement. |