The Kusile coal-fired power plant is the only facility in SA that has the technology to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions. But energy experts say this is nothing to be proud of while Eskom remains the biggest power-polluting company in the world.
by Julia Evans, Daily MaverickEskom greenwash on coal-fired Kusile a smokescreen for terrifying overall emissions by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick June 10, 2022 Eskom has dubbed Kusile, its biggest power station, an “environmentally friendly power plant” — relative to its other 14 coal-fired power plants that don’t have flue gas desulphurisation installed to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions.
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