Doc 1.4 c ii Quarterly update on MES commitments_Dec16.pdf

This briefing, dated 6 January 2017, provides a quarterly update from Eskom to the Department of Environmental Affairs on the implementation of commitments related to the postponement of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) and the progress of air quality offsets as of end December 2016.

• Eskom reports that power stations generally adhere to the emission limits set in the Minimum Emission Standards postponement decisions during normal operations. However, specific compliance issues were noted: Kendal Power Station received a Notice of Intention to Issue a Compliance Notice in October 2016 for alleged particulate matter emission limit exceedances and inadequate abatement technology control efficiency, though Eskom claims most of these were based on incorrect information. Matimba Power Station received a similar notice in December 2016 regarding SO2 emission limit exceedances, which Eskom attributes to the sulphur content of the coal.
• Progress on emission abatement retrofits includes Grootvlei Unit 2 going on outage for a fabric filter plant (FFP) retrofit in November 2016. Regarding the Tutuka FFP retrofit, the Department of Public Enterprises has required Eskom to resubmit its Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) application.
• Eskom's air quality offsets programme has seen the Board provide investment approval for lead implementations, though tenders await procurement approval. Specific activities include issuing a tender for a business case to provide liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to KwaZamokuhle and Ezamokuhle, and conducting source apportionment analysis in KwaZamokuhle which found that domestic coal burning causes more than 50% of fine mode aerosol in winter.

APA

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Chicago

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