Projects

Nepid has undertaken a wide range of projects since its inception in 2005, mostly related to mining, industry and water resource development (dams & hydropower). The company has worked in over 15 countries in Africa and in many of the major river basins in Africa, including the Congo, Limpopo, Nile, Orange and Zambezi Basins.

Key Projects Since Inception

2005LesothoMaloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Park. Bioregional Conservation and Development Plan – Aquatic Ecosystems. Maloti Drakensberg Transfrontier Park, Lesotho.
2006MalawiKayelekera Uranium Project. Pre-mining survey of aquatic ecosystems. Baseline survey, impact assessment and recommendations for mitigation and monitoring. Knight Piésold Consulting Engineers, Rivonia, for Paladin Africa Limited.
2007EritreaAsmara Gold Project. Pre-mining survey of aquatic ecosystems at three proposed mining areas: Adi Nefas, Emba Derho and Debarwa. Gold Corporation, Vancouver.
2008SwazilandKomati and Lomati Rivers Ecological Water Requirement (EWR) Policy. Development of an Environmental Water Requirement Policy and Implementation Plan for the lower Komati and Lomati Rivers in South Africa and Swaziland. Komati Basin Water Authority, Piggs Peak, Swaziland
2009NamibiaBaynes Hydro-electric Scheme, Kunene River. Baseline survey and impact assessment of proposed hydro-power facilities in the Baynes Mountains, Kunene River- Aquatic Ecosystems. Environmental Resources Management (ERM) (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, for Nampower, Windhoek.
2010EthiopiaMandaya and Beko-Abo Multipurpose Projects, Blue Nile. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of two proposed hydro-electric power stations in the Blue Nile (Abbay) River. Biodiversity Aspects. Halcrow, UK, for Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
2011MozambiqueMuanza Limestone Quarry. Biodiversity Action Plan for a limestone quarry within the Gorongosa National Park, to meet IFC requirements. Cimentos de Mozambique/Cimentos de Portugal, Lisbon.
2012LesothoLesotho Highlands Development Project Phase 1. Collection of complementary biophysical monitoring data and assessment of implementation of Instream Flow Requirement (IFR). Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), Maseru.
2013AngolaCambambe Hydroelectric Facility. Development of a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for raising Cambambe Dam, Cunene River. Environmental Resources Management (Pty) Ltd (ERM), Cape Town, for Odebrecht, Brazil.
2014CameroonNkout Iron-Ore Mine ESIA. Baseline survey of aquatic ecosystems (habitats; diatoms; macroinvertebrates; fish) and Impact Assessment for proposed Nkout Iron-Ore Mine, Congo and Ogooue River Basins. Environmental Resources Management Ltd (ERM), Edinburgh, for Caminex.
2015MozambiqueEIA for the Proposed Sasol Pipeline from Temane Liquids Processing Facility to a Floating Storage & Offloading Unit Offshore. Aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Resources Management (Pty) Ltd (ERM), Cape Town, for Sasol Petroleum Mozambique Limitada.
2016TanzaniaMbeya Coal to Power Project ESIA. Baseline survey of aquatic ecosystems (habitats; diatoms; macroinvertebrates) and Impact Assessment for proposed coal mine and power station at Mbeya, Lake Rukwa Catchment. Shangoni Management Services (Pty) Ltd, for Mbeya Coal Limited and Mbeya Power Limited.
2017GuineaTri-K Gold Bearing Project ESIA. Aquatic ecosystems - Fié River and associated floodplain. EcoRex Environmental Consultants CC, for ABS Africa (Advisory on Business and Sustainability Africa), for submission to Mines of Mandiana SA, in association with Managem.
2018South AfricaAquatic Ecosystem Rehabilitation Plan. Aquatic ecosystems assessment and rehabilitation plan associated with unauthorised cultivation of eighteen fields in Schoemanskloof. FJ Joubert en Seuns (Pty) Ltd, Schagen, Mpumalanga.
2019MaliKobada Gold Project ESIA. Specialist report on aquatic ecosystems. Prepared for Advisory on Business and Sustainability Africa (Pty) Ltd, for submission to Mines of Mandiana SA, in association with Managem.
2020TanzaniaKakono Hydropower Project. Baseline survey and assessment of impacts of proposed hydro-power project in the Kagera River on aquatic macroinvertebrates. Prepared for SLR Consulting France SAS, Grenoble, France.
2020MoroccoTizert Copper Mine Project. Baseline survey and assessment of impacts of proposed copper mine on aquatic ecosystems. Prepared for Advisory on Business and Sustainability Africa (Pty) Ltd, for submission to Akka Gold Mining, in association with Managem.
2020AfghanistanAfghanistan Gas Project. Baseline survey and assessment of impacts of proposed gas project on aquatic ecosystems. Prepared for Dynamic Vision, Kabul, in association with Ecorex.
  • Aquatics Team, Baynes Hydro, Cunene River, 2009
    Baynes Hydro, Cunene River, 2009
  • Biodiversity Team, Mozambique, 2014
    Biodiversity Team, Mozambique, 2014
  • Biodiversity Team, Tri-K, Guinea, 2017
    Biodiversity Team, Tri-K, Guinea, 2017
  • Delana Louw, Shael Koekemoer, Pretoria, 2016
    Delana Louw, Shael Koekemoer, Pretoria, 2016
  • Denis Tweddle, Lumwana, Zambia, 2007
    Denis Tweddle, Lumwana, Zambia, 2007
  • EWR Fish Team, Sendelingsdrif, Orange River, 2012
    EWR Fish Team, Sendelingsdrif, Orange River, 2012
  • Gerhard Diedericks, Limpopo, 2010
    Gerhard Diedericks, Limpopo, 2010
  • Hermian Roux, Pieter Kotze, NorthWest, 2010
    Hermian Roux, Pieter Kotze, NorthWest, 2010

Countries of Work Experience