matimba-additional-information-671443e70a1043a3.pdf

This briefing is a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) dated 17 July 2014. It provides additional information regarding Eskom's application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at the Matimba Power Station, detailing current emission limits, planned compliance strategies, and ambient air quality monitoring data from the Marapong station.

• As of July 2014, the stack emission limits for units 1-6 at Matimba Power Station under normal operating conditions are 100 mg/Nm³ for Particulate matter and 3500 mg/Nm³ for Sulphur dioxide, both measured on a daily average period.
• Eskom states it will not comply with the 'existing plant' (2015) or 'new plant' (2020) Minimum Emission Standards for Sulphur dioxide (SO2) before the station is decommissioned. Additionally, Eskom has no plans to upgrade the station to meet the new plant Particulate matter (PM) emission limit.
• Ambient air quality monitoring at the Marapong station between 2010 and 2012 showed compliance with SO2 and NO2 standards, but consistent non-compliance with PM10 and PM2.5 standards. Eskom attributes the high PM levels primarily to domestic fuel burning and local waste burning.
• Eskom asserts that PM2.5 emissions from the Matimba Power Station contribute only a 'very small' amount to total ambient particulate levels. Consequently, the company claims that further emission reductions at the station would not lead to a meaningful improvement in ambient PM levels.

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