SUBMISSIONS ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR ESKOM’S POSTPONEMENT APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF THE 2015 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS (MES) TIMEFRAMES FOR ESKOM’S MEDUPI AND MATIMBA POWER STATIONS

The Life After Coal campaign opposes Eskom's application to postpone sulphur dioxide emission standards at the Medupi and Matimba power stations, citing a history of non-compliance, failure to install required abatement technology, and a lack of comprehensive health risk assessments for affected communities in the Waterberg District Municipality.

• The Life After Coal campaign formally objects to Eskom's application to postpone compliance with the 2015 existing plant minimum emission standards (MES) for sulphur dioxide (SO2) at the Medupi and Matimba power stations.
• Eskom attributes its failure to meet SO2 emission standards to the quality of coal provided by the Grootegeluk mine, yet the Life After Coal campaign notes that Eskom has provided no test data or evidence of efforts to manage sulphur content through washing or blending.
• Eskom has no plans to install SO2 emissions abatement technology at the Matimba power station at any point, and plans for Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) at Medupi are delayed, with full installation not expected until 2026.
• The installation of FGD at Medupi was a requirement of a loan agreement with the World Bank, which specified that all units should be operational by 31 December 2021.
• The Life After Coal campaign argues that Eskom's request for postponements is an abuse of process, as the company has been in breach of the Air Quality Act (AQA) for nearly two years and previously had its postponement applications rejected.
• The campaign objects to Eskom's failure to conduct detailed health and environmental risk assessments in its Atmospheric Impact Reports (AIRs), arguing this ignores the cumulative health impacts on communities in the Waterberg District Municipality.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2017). SUBMISSIONS ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR ESKOM’S POSTPONEMENT APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF THE 2015 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS (MES) TIMEFRAMES FOR ESKOM’S MEDUPI AND MATIMBA POWER STATIONS. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170224-Life-After-Coal-Campaign-submissions.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SUBMISSIONS ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR ESKOM’S POSTPONEMENT APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF THE 2015 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS (MES) TIMEFRAMES FOR ESKOM’S MEDUPI AND MATIMBA POWER STATIONS. 2017. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170224-Life-After-Coal-Campaign-submissions.pdf?x21779.

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2017submissions, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SUBMISSIONS ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR ESKOM’S POSTPONEMENT APPLICATION IN RESPECT OF THE 2015 MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS (MES) TIMEFRAMES FOR ESKOM’S MEDUPI AND MATIMBA POWER STATIONS}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/170224-Life-After-Coal-Campaign-submissions.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }