Eskom gets pollution exemption in effort to reduce load shedding
Barbara Creecy has approved an application by Eskom that will allow it to push out higher emissions into the atmosphere from itsCreecy announced on Wednesday that her department has granted Eskom the exemption, “subject to certain strict conditions”.
In the interim, Eskom plans to construct temporary stacks, a project that should be completed by November this year. This will allow the company to resume the supply of 2.1GW of electricity to the national grid, reducing load shedding by two stages. “The once-off postponement with the compliance timeframes for minimum emission standards for new plants can only be valid until 31 March 2025 in terms of the applicable regulations.”
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