kriel-additional-information-6204d68a2c956719.pdf

This briefing is a response from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) regarding an application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at the Kriel Power Station. The document provides specific stack emission limits, a planned compliance timeline involving retrofits and decommissioning, and ambient air quality monitoring data from three stations.

• Eskom plans to upgrade the Kriel Power Station to meet 'new plant' particulate matter (PM) emission limits by retrofitting units with Fabric Filter Bags. This work is scheduled to begin in 2019 and finish by April 2025.
• Eskom has stated it has no plans to upgrade Kriel to meet the 'new plant' limits for sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), nor the 'existing plant' NOx limit.
• Eskom argues that full compliance with the MES by the 2015 and 2020 deadlines is not beneficial or practically feasible for South Africa, leading the company to propose a phased and prioritised approach to compliance.
• Monitoring at the Komati station shows significant non-compliance with ambient PM10 standards, with 24-hour limit exceedances ranging between 82 and 162 per year, far exceeding the permitted 4 exceedances.
• At the Elandsfontein monitoring station, there is compliance with ambient SO2 and NO2 standards, although PM10 and PM2.5 data is poor and indicates non-compliance with standards.
• Monitoring at the Kriel town station indicates compliance with ambient SO2 and NO2 standards, but non-compliance with ambient PM10 standards, particularly between May and September.
• Eskom reports a lack of sufficient PM2.5 monitoring data at Kriel and Komati stations and sporadic data at Elandsfontein, making it difficult to model the specific impact of PM2.5 emissions from Kriel Power Station.

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