tutuka-power-station-94abe41c279ddfb4.pdf

The Tutuka Power Station Annual Emissions Report for the 2016/17 financial year (1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017) details pollutant emissions, compliance audits, and environmental complaints. The report covers emissions of particulates, SO2, NOx, and CO2, noting a specific NOx exceedance incident at Unit 4 and ongoing planning for upgrade projects including a Fabric Filter Plant retrofit.

• Tutuka Power Station experienced a NOx emissions limit exceedance at Unit 4 from 29 June 2016 to 01 July 2016. This was identified as a Section 30 reportable incident, though it was not reported to authorities until 24 November 2016 because it was only discovered during an internal Eskom audit in November 2016.
• An investigation into the Unit 4 NOx exceedance found that the issue occurred after the unit was synchronized following a two-day maintenance shutdown. The cause was moisture build-up in monitors due to monitor coolers being tripped or switched off during the shutdown, leading to erroneous high readings.
• The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Environmental Management Inspectorate (EMI) conducted a compliance inspection on 17 September 2015. This resulted in a Pre-Compliance Notice issued on 1 September 2016 under Section 31 L of the National Environmental Management Act of 1998, which highlighted issues such as the failure to submit a Leak Detection and Repair Program (LDAR) to the Gert Sibande District Municipality.
• Tutuka Power Station has received Environmental Authorisation for two upgrade projects currently in the planning phase: the expansion of the Ash Disposal Facility and the Dust Handling Plant (DHP) and Fabric Filter Plant (FFP) Retrofit.
• The station's negotiated cap limit for Particulate Matter under Category 1.1 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004) is 350mg/Nm* dry @ 10% O2, compared to the standard cap of 100mg/Nm* dry @ 10% O2. Correlation tests for Units 1-6 were reported as being within the norm.

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