Sunflower oil processing plant on the cards for Walvis Bay

The Walvis Bay council has granted approval to reserve land for a sunflower oil production facility. Sunflower Namibian Oil Production CC, a Namibian-owned company, together with its private partners, wishes to establish and develop a sunflower production (cooking oil) facility in Namibia.They have identified Walvis Bay as the ideal location for this purpose and applied for 10 hectares of land. According to the latest council agenda, Sunflower Namibian Oil Production CC submitted its first application on 12 December 2023, for the establishment of a sunflower production facility in Walvis Bay.“In response, the applicant was informed to submit concrete information for assessment purposes before its application can be considered by the council. This information required included the assessment requirements for a project of this magnitude submitted by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board.”Subsequently, Sunflower Namibian Oil Production CC submitted its updated application and required information as per the letter dated 15 January 2024.“Portion 44 of the remainder of Farm 58 has been identified as suitable for this development. Walvis Bay has been experiencing significant growth over the last six years, and this is expected to continue.”“From an economic development point of view, the establishment of a sunflower production facility should contribute hugely to employment creation and poverty alleviation in Walvis Bay and is thus supported.”Furthermore, the council stated that the process of township establishment of Farm 58 has been partially completed, and the official registration of portion numbers is now with the Deeds Office.“However, the town planning process for the remainder of Farm 58 still needs to be attended to. The preliminary subdivision (internal) was completed, and with input from other stakeholders, the final layout should be prepared soon.”The council further stated that the opinion is held that once subdivision of the required portion and other related matters have been finalised, negotiations be entered into with the applicant for the lease or outright sale of the portions of land, and a further comprehensive report be submitted to the council.Aside from recommending approval for reserving the land, Sunflower Namibian Oil Production CC is to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), an Environmental Management Plan (EMP), a Risk Management Plan (RMP), and other statutory assessments and clearances at its own risk and cost.“Once this is completed, a further comprehensive report with recommendations will be submitted to the council, and it will be completed in 12 months, as failure to do so will regard council approval as null and void.”

Sunflower oil processing plant on the cards for Walvis Bay

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