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This executive summary submission to the Eskom Board Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee provides an update on the company's environmental performance, compliance status, and associated risks as of end January 2017. It details emissions and water performance, legal contraventions, pre-compliance notices from the Department of Environmental Affairs, and progress on biodiversity and bird mitigation strategies.

This briefing, dated 31 March 2017, provides a quarterly update from Eskom to the Department of Environmental Affairs regarding the implementation of commitments made for the postponement of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) and the progress of its air quality offsets programme.

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.

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.

Eskom notified stakeholders on 15 October 2018 that the National Air Quality Office (NAQO) approved a postponement for SO emission compliance at the Matimba and Medupi Power Stations. The stations must adhere to a monthly limit of 3500 mg/Nm³ until 31 March 2025, after which a stricter limit of 500 mg/Nm³ applies from 1 April 2025.