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The report recommends the installation of Wet FGD (WFGD) technology without a flue gas cooler for the Medupi Power Station in South Africa. While Dry FGD (CFB) uses less water, it is rejected due to 53% higher operating costs, 9% higher capital costs, and the requirement for high-quality lime sourced from the Northern Cape. WFGD is preferred for its higher efficiency on high-sulphur coals, its ability to use local lower-quality limestone to stimulate regional economic development in Lephalale, and its alignment with the Phase 2A water augmentation project.

This executive summary and accompanying board submission detail Eskom's Air Quality Strategy as of February 2015. The document outlines the company's inability to fully comply with South Africa's National Emission Standards by 2020 due to water scarcity, required outage durations, and financial constraints. Instead, Eskom proposes a phased approach involving targeted emission abatement retrofits, air quality offsets for low-income households, and applications for legal postponements of compliance deadlines.

The Eskom Air Quality Strategy (April 2020) outlines a phased approach to reducing atmospheric emissions from its power stations to comply with South African legislation and maintain its licence to operate. The strategy focuses on particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and mercury, utilizing a combination of operational improvements, emission abatement retrofits, and air quality offsets.

This document is an excerpt from the Eskom Air Quality Strategy, detailing a phased emission abatement retrofit plan to achieve compliance with Minimum Emission Standards. It outlines specific technical upgrades for various power stations, the implementation of air quality offsets, the associated financial costs, and the organizational risks and capabilities required to execute the strategy.