Invictus Energy renews EIA
Australia Stock Exchange-listed energy exploration company, Invictus Energy Limited has renewed its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which was recently approved by Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Managing Director Scott Macmillan has said.
Rudairo Mapuranga
According to Macmillan, EMA has renewed the EIA for Special Grant 4571 to July 2023. EMA issued an EIA Certificate number 8000092F361 and has granted Geo Associates (Private) Limited, the Company’s 80 per cent owned subsidiary and holder of SG 4571, permission to operate in accordance with Part XI of the Environmental Management Act (Chapter 20:27), subject to certain specified terms and conditions that are normal for such an authority.
“The Company is very pleased to have the Environmental Impact Assessment and our Environmental Management Plan renewed by EMA,” Macmillan said.
Macmillan said, the renewal of the Environmental Management Plan concludes the permitting requirements and enables the company to undertake activities in the field including seismic acquisition and exploration drilling. The initial EIA assessment conducted in 2019 by independent environmental consultants, the Scientific & Industrial Research & Development Centre (SIRDC) is one of the largest assessments conducted in Zimbabwe.
“The EIA survey conducted by SIRDC has been one of the most comprehensive surveys undertaken for an exploration project in the country and we thank them for their thorough and professional work,” he commented.
The EIA assessment included field surveys and baseline measurements of hydrology, ecology, environmental, archaeological, hydrogeological, soil surveys and socioeconomic and community consultations of the key project stakeholders, local leaders, relevant government ministries and government extension offices. The community information sessions were well attended with up to 1,000 participants at some meetings.