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This document is a cover letter dated 22 March 2016 from Gunn Attorneys, acting on behalf of Colenso Power (Pty) Ltd, submitting a responding statement to the Minister of Environmental Affairs. The response concerns an appeal filed on 1 March 2016 by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) on behalf of groundWork and the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance against the integrated environmental authorisation for the 1050MW Colenso coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal.

This document is a variation of an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued by the Nkangala District Municipality to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Duvha Power Station. The licence, valid until 31 May 2017, regulates atmospheric emissions from listed activities including solid fuel combustion, petroleum product storage, and coal handling, setting specific emission limits for particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

This document is an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Duvha Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Issued by the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, the licence varies previous conditions following an appeal and establishes legal requirements for air quality management, emission limits, and monitoring for the facility's coal-fired power generation activities.

Eskom's formal response to an appeal by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) of the Hendrina Power Station. Eskom argues that the requested variations to the AEL would make the station unable to operate from 2020 and maintains that the current postponements of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) are lawful and necessary due to the station's age and resource constraints.

This document is an expert affidavit and accompanying report by Dr. Michael Robert Holland, provided to the High Court of South Africa. It quantifies the health impacts and economic costs associated with air pollution from coal-fired power stations operated by Eskom in South Africa, arguing that these external costs must be integrated into national energy planning.

The document is an answering affidavit from the Minister of the National Department of Environmental Affairs regarding a legal application by the Centre for Environmental Rights. The Minister defends the government's air quality management in the Highveld Priority Area, arguing that the Highveld Plan is a 'living document' that has been approximately 80% implemented. The Minister disputes the necessity of creating specific regulations under section 20 of the Air Quality Act, citing resource constraints and the need to balance environmental rights with socio-economic growth and energy security.

This document contains replying submissions filed by groundWork (the Appellant) on 24 May 2019 in an appeal before the Nkangala District Municipality Appeal Authority. The appeal challenges the transfer of a 2015 Provisional Atmospheric Emission Licence (PAEL) to ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station (RF) (Pty) Limited (ACWA). groundWork argues that the transfer was unlawful due to procedural defects, a failure to consider relevant environmental and health evidence, the unauthorized material variation of the licence's physical scope, and the provision of misleading information regarding the project's capacity.

The Department of Environmental Affairs of the Republic of South Africa has granted an integrated environmental authorisation to Newshelf 1282 (Pty) Ltd for the establishment of the 1200MW coal-fired IPP Thabametsi Power Station and associated infrastructure near Lephalale in the Limpopo Province.

This document is a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) dated 17 July 2014. It provides additional information to support Eskom's February 2014 application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Kendal Power Station.

This document is an affidavit submitted by groundWork, a non-profit environmental justice organisation, to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). It presents supplementary objections to the license application by ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Station (RF) (Pty) Limited to operate the Khanyisa coal-fired power plant. groundWork argues that the project is unnecessary due to excess energy capacity, would violate constitutional rights to a healthy environment, and poses severe risks to the air quality of the Highveld Priority Area and the water resources of the Olifants River catchment.

The Department of Environmental Affairs of South Africa has granted an integrated environmental authorisation to Anglo Operations Limited for the construction of the 450MW Khanyisa Coal-fired Power Station in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Province. The authorisation covers the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and decommissioning of the plant, which will use fluidised bed technologies and discard coal for power generation.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa dismissed an appeal lodged by the Centre for Environmental Rights and other organizations against the granting of an Environmental Authorisation (EA) to Kuyasa Mining (Pty) Ltd on behalf of KiPower (Pty) Ltd. The EA permitted the construction of a 600MW coal-fired independent power plant and associated infrastructure in the Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province.

This document is an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued by the Nkangala District Municipality to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Komati Power Station. The licence, varied on 31 March 2016 following an appeal, sets specific emission limits for particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and mandates the implementation of an Atmospheric Emission Off-Set Plan to reduce PM pollution.

This document is an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) variation issued by the Nkangala District Municipality to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Komati Power Station. The licence, valid until 31 March 2019, regulates emissions from electricity generation activities, specifying maximum release rates for pollutants, monitoring requirements, and mitigation measures for fugitive emissions.

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.

This document is a variation of the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) for Eskom Holdings SOC Limited's Kriel Power Station, issued by the Nkangala District Municipality on 31 March 2015. The variation follows a postponement decision and establishes updated emission limits, monitoring requirements, and general conditions for the station's operation until 31 March 2019.

The document is an annual emissions report for the Kriel Power Station covering the 2015/16 financial year (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016), submitted to the Department of Economic Development, Environment & Tourism.

This document is a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) dated 17 July 2014. It provides additional information to support Eskom's application to postpone compliance with the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Majuba Power Station.

This document is an annual emissions report for the Matimba Power Station, submitted by Eskom to the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism. It covers the reporting period from April 2016 to March 2017, detailing verified emissions of carbon dioxide, particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, as well as compliance with atmospheric emission licenses.

This briefing, a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs dated 17 July 2014, provides additional information regarding Eskom's application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Medupi Power Station.