fa44-concerned-letter-from-sasol-to-dept-of-energy-dated-20-april-2012-7762e7306f5d949b.pdf

A letter from Sasol to the South African Department of Energy dated 20 April 2012, detailing concerns that compliance with the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (AQA) may negatively impact national energy security and increase operational costs for the energy industry.

• Sasol asserts that retrofitting existing coal power stations to comply with Section 21 regulations of the AQA, specifically for sulphur dioxide (SO2) standards, would increase capital and operating costs on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) price path by approximately 10 c/kWh by 2020 if no concessions are granted.
• Compliance with point source emission standards for the Sasol boiler fleet is expected to result in an estimated reduction of net energy output by 100MW due to technical infeasibilities and space constraints for compliance technology and lime handling logistics.
• Sasol argues that the current legislative framework for the AQA lacks flexibility, as it does not allow for the relaxation of standards or exemptions, only providing for postponements of compliance dates for a maximum of five years at the discretion of the national air quality officer.
• Sasol identifies several overlapping regulatory and financial pressures between 2012 and 2020, including the National Environmental Management: Waste Management Act, the National Water Act's pricing policy for raw water intake, the DEA's proposed greenhouse gas emission budgets, and the National Treasury's carbon tax.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). fa44-concerned-letter-from-sasol-to-dept-of-energy-dated-20-april-2012-7762e7306f5d949b.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FA44-Concerned-letter-from-SASOL-to-Dept-of-Energy-dated-20-April-2012.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. fa44-concerned-letter-from-sasol-to-dept-of-energy-dated-20-april-2012-7762e7306f5d949b.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FA44-Concerned-letter-from-SASOL-to-Dept-of-Energy-dated-20-April-2012.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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