Eskom has been granted a pollution exemption for Kusile.
Environmental affairs minister Barbara Creecy has announced that her department exempted Eskom from amending its Atmospheric Emission License, subject to certain strict conditions.
“Eskom’s request pertains to a temporary solution to restore lost generation capacity at its Kusile Power Station while a damaged stack undergoes repairs which are due for completion in December 2024,” Creecy stated. She said Eskom must now apply to the National Air Quality Officer for a once-off postponement with the compliance timeframes for minimum emission standards for new plants.
“In the light of the competing factors, I have been called on to make an extraordinarily difficult decision.”
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