Curriculum Vitae Malcolm Roods

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1 Curriculum Vitae Malcolm Roods Market Segment Leader Transport, T: F: Malcolm Roods is a Principal with RHDHV specializing in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for electricity supply (generation, transmission and distribution), road infrastructure, residential developments as well as water management projects. This builds on a broad government background, which has made him particularly flexible. His past experience include 6 years public service which included policy development, environmental law reform and EIA reviews. His experience also includes more than 5 years of environmental consulting in the field of Impact Assessment and Authorisation Applications, with a focus on legislative requirements and business management. Since joining the company he has been involved with major EIA projects such as the Transnet New Multi Product Pipeline (NMPP), various Rand Water Pipeline projects, numerous Eskom Research, Generation, Transmission and Distribution projects, as well as undertook Independent Reviews of the EIA process for the National Department of Environmental Affairs, etc to name but a few. Nationality n Years of Experience 15 year(s) Years with Royal HaskoningDHV 8 year(s) Professional memberships Environmental Assessment Practitioners of SA, Qualifications 2000 BA (Hons) Geography and Environmental Management, Potchefstroom University, 1999 BA Public and Private Sector, Potchefstroom University, 1998 Higher Education Diploma Senior Primary, Teacher's Training College, Potchefstroom,

2 Professional experience EIA for the proposed 100MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Groblershoop, > Start Date: 2014 > Client Name: Nexant, Inc. > Project Value: R2,433, Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed 100MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Groblershoop, Northern Cape Province Assigned Tasks: Internal review of all project documentation prior to this being submitted to the Client for review and comment. T01.JNB EIA and WML for the Southern WWTW Upgrades, > Start Date: 2013 > Client Name: AECOM SA (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R1,675, Assist ethekwini Municipality in applying for a Coastal Waters Discharge Permit for the Southern Wastewater Treatment Works sea outfall pipeline. Assigned Tasks: Internal review of all project documentation prior to this being submitted to the Client for review and comment. T01.DUR ECO for the 75MW CSP project in Bokpoort, South > Start Date: 2013 > Client Name: ACWA Power Solafrica Bokpoort CSP Power Plant (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R597, Undertake the necessary Environmental Control Officer (ECO) duties for the monitoring of the implementation of the Environmental Authorisations (EA), Environmental Management Plans/Programmes (EMP/EMPr), Waste License(WL) and Water Use License (WUL) during the construction phase Assigned Tasks: Internal review of all project documentation prior to this being submitted to the Client for review and comment. T01.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Waste Management Licence for the Matimba Power Station Ash Disposal Facility, > Project Value: R3,430, Environmental Impact Assessment and waste management license for Matimba ash disposal facility. Assigned Tasks: Project support and Client Liaison. Certification practitioner E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for P166/1-2 New Route in Nelspruit Ubuntu Engineering Consultants for SANRAL, > Client Name: Ubuntu (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R437, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Proposed New Route P166-1/2 in Mbombela /Nelspruit. E02.JNB Rendering of Various Environmental and Mine Health and Safety services on various quarries and borrow pits for the Roads and Stormwater Division, South > Client Name: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality > Project Value: R19, Rendering environmental/mine health/safety services: various quarries/borrow pits, E02.JNB

3 TTLIP - RHDHV appointed for Technical Inputs and Management Tasks relating to the Eskom project, > Client Name: SiVest SA > Project Value: R68, Technical Project Support is provided to SiVest in the completion of the Eskom proposed Thyspunt Transmission Line Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This includes completing sections of the final EIA, review of the final EIA as well as providing environmental advice to the project proponent, Eskom. Tasks also included the revision and addendum to the Visual Impact Assessment report. Assigned Tasks: Final reviewer and Technical Input on the Authorisations. E02.JNB EIA and TIA for Valleyview Residential Development, > Client Name: Before the Wind Investments 113 (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R554, An Environmental Impact Assessment and Traffic Assessment for the Proposed Valleyview Residential Development on Portion 22 of the Farm Naauwpoort 355- JS, in Witbank, Mpumalanga Province. Assigned Tasks: Client Liaison, ler and final reviewer of reports. E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment for the Cornubia Phase 2 Development, > Client Name: Tongaat Hulett Developments (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R989, Conduct a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed Cornubia Mixed Use Phased development - Phase 2 in Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu- Natal. Assigned Tasks: Final reviewer and ler on the EMPR and EIA reports compiled. Nkandla Smart Growth Development, > Client Name: Department of Rural Development > Project Value: R365, The Department of Rural Land Reform and Development (DRLRD) appointed RHDHV to undertake the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed construction of the Umlazi-Nkandla Smart Growth Development. Assigned Tasks: Strategic input into the Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment Reports as well as the ler and final reviewer of all project deliverables. E02.DUR Environmental Assessment Services for the proposed BRT Line 1, > Client Name: A-M Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R2,204, Conducting all General Environmental Assessment Services and Public Participation Process work related to managing the process in obtaining the required environmental authorisation for the relevant authorities for the proposed BRT Line. Assigned Tasks: Reviewer and overall ling of the project deliverables. E02.JNB Cornubia Retail Park - EIA, > Client Name: Tongaat Hulett Developments (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R370, Undertaking the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), full Public Participation Process (PPP), attending client progress meetings and providing environmental input into the planning of the proposed Phase 2 Retail Development. Aim is obtaining environmental authorisation from KZN DAEA &RD. Assigned Tasks: Review Reports and supply Technical Input. E02.DUR

4 Technical Support to GDID: Enhancement of current Technical & Administrative Capacity, > Client Name: Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development > Project Value: R19,918, RHDHV (in association with Messrs Ernest & Young and Nokuthula Dube & Associates cc) were appointed to provide technical support to enhance current capacity within the GDID to deliver on infrastructure projects. Position: Specialist Assigned Tasks: Providing environmental legislative inputs M01.JNB Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIA) for Envelor Lda in Mozambique, Mozambique > Start Date: 2011 > Client Name: Envalor Lda > Project Value: R2,535, Appointed to obtain environmental authorisation to develop plantations, generate electricity and produce Ethanol from sugarcane and sweet sorghum, as well as the production of food crops. Assigned Tasks: Environmental Management Licence Applications E02.JNB Mpumalanga: Technical Assistance DARDLA, South > Start Date: 2011 > Client Name: Mpumalanga Provincial Government > Project Value: R40,000, Appointment for professional engineers to assist the DARDLA, Mpumalanga Province in planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of various infrastructure projects for a period of 36 months. Position: Environmentalist Assigned Tasks: Environmental support. W01.JNB Waste Management License for the BMW Waste Facility, > Start Date: 2010 > Client Name: BMW SA (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R168, The Waste License Application for the BMW facility. Assigned Tasks: Overall management of process, quality and progress. E02.PTA Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the SOLARFICA 75MW CSP, > Start Date: 2010 > Client Name: Lereko Metier Capital Growth Fund Manager (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R1,570, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed solar power plant Assigned Tasks: Client consultation and overall management of the project team. E02.JNB Environmental Support for the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs Reviews, > Start Date: 2009 > Client Name: > Project Value: R158, Review Environmental Impact Assessments related to strategically important developments (SIDS) and the Energy Response Plan (ERP) Position: Environmentalist Assigned Tasks: Undertake the reviews required by DEAT E02.JNB WULA for N8 rehabilitation, > Start Date: 2009 > Client Name: PD Naidoo and Associates > Project Value: R99, The project team members of Boklweki-SSI Environmental have the necessary requirements to successfully complete this water use authorisation. Some of the main water use authorisation project include: Eskom UCG Water Use Licence Application, Rand Water Vaal River Systems

5 Waster Use Authorisation. Smaller projects include the WULA for the Mogale City Waste Works Upgrade and the WULA for the proposed dredging of the Lethabo Weir. E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed township development in Glen Erasmia Ext in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, > Start Date: 2009 > Client Name: Witfontein Ext. 28 (Pty) Ltd > Project Value: R485, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for the proposed township development in Glen Erasmia Ext in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment for the Rehabilitation of National Route 8 Section 12 between Tweespruit and Ladybrand, Lesotho > Client Name: PD Naidoo and Associates > Project Value: R258, Compile Environmental Scoping, Impact Assessment and Management Programme Reports required for obtaining of rights/permits for Road Rehabilitation Assigned Tasks: Responsible for the Project Management, which will include regular liaison with the Client and the environmental authorities, and an ongoing review of progress of all aspects of the project. Overall Project Management and. E02.JNB EIA and WML for the Underground Coal Gasification Project and associated infrastructure in support of cofiring of gas at the Majuba Power Station, Mpumalanga,, > Project Value: R3,700, Undertaking the Environmental Impact Assessment process for (EIA, Waste Management License, Water Use License), for the Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project for Eskom Holdings Assigned Tasks: Strategic input into the project, quality control and peer review. E02.JNB Basic Assessment for the proposed warehouse development, > Client Name: Abbeydale Building & Civils > Project Value: R195, Basic Assessment exercise for the proposed development of a warehouse on a 18, 7 hectare site E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment for the Tarlton to Magalies 132 kv line, > Project Value: R716, Construction of a new 132KV distribution line from Tarlton Substation to Magalies Substation and new double circuit 132KV line from Magalies to Springfarms Substation Assigned Tasks: Responsible for the Project Management, which will include regular liaison with the Client and the environmental authorities, and an ongoing review of progress of all aspects of the project. Overall Project Management and. E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment for the Transnet NMPP Inland lines in GP & MP provinces, > Project Value: R3,220, Construction of a new 165km pipeline part of the Northern Routes (Inland Lines) components of the NMPP project..

6 EIA for Marathon Delta 132 kv Sub-transmission line, > Project Value: R320, E02.JNB Petronet New Northern Routes, > Client Name: Transnet SOC Ltd > Project Value: R3,220, Construction of a new 165km pipeline as part of the Northern Routes (Inland Lines) component of the NMPP project. E02.JNB Germiston North substation extension & Isando 44 KV Line - Basic Assessment, > Project Value: R129, Basic Assessment for the construction of an access road in Lombardy and the upgrade of the Lombardy and Bedfordview Substations E02.JNB Capacity Building Sessions to Bridge the gap between the Environmental Management, Development Planning & Urban Management Departments, South > Client Name: City of Johannesburg > Project Value: R136, Capacity Building Sessions to bridge the gap between the Environmental Management, and Dev PI & Urban Management Position: Specialist Assigned Tasks: Specialist Studies undertaken required for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes E02.JNB Environmental Impact Assessment for the Jupiter to Sebenza 400kV line, > Project Value: R1,930, Construction of a new 400KV transmission line from Jupiter to Sebenza Substations and associated 400kV lines, Gauteng E02.JNB Xstrata Alloys - Rustenburg Works, > Client Name: Xstrata Alloys- Rustenburg Works > Project Value: R153, Xstrata Alloys-Rustenburg Works Assigned Tasks: Overall Project Management and E02.JNB Majuba Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant, > Project Value: R1,207, Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant in the Amersfoort Area, Mpumalanga, Project Manager Assigned Tasks: Final reviewer and. E02.JNB