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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 formal response from Eskom to representations made by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding Eskom's application to vary the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) for the Kriel Power Station. Eskom argues that the variation is necessary to avoid power station shutdowns and subsequent load-shedding, asserting that Kriel's emissions do not significantly contribute to ambient particulate matter (PM) levels compared to surface sources.

This briefing from Eskom to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) provides additional information regarding an application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Matla Power Station. Eskom outlines its plan to retrofit the station with fabric filter plants and low NOx burners by 2024, while stating it has no plans to upgrade the station to meet the new plant SO2 emission limit. The document also presents ambient air quality monitoring data from the Elandsfontein and Kriel stations, noting non-compliance with particulate matter (PM) standards.

This document is an executive summary and a corresponding minute extract from a May 13, 2011, submission to Eskom's Board Sustainability, Social, Ethics and Safety Committee. It provides an update on the implementation of Eskom's Air Quality Strategy, approved in November 2010, and reports the results of ambient air quality monitoring for the 2011 financial year.

This executive summary and accompanying board minutes from October 2013 detail Eskom's struggle to balance environmental compliance with financial and technical constraints. The document highlights significant funding gaps for emission standards and critical maintenance, the risk of criminal liability for leadership, and a specific crisis regarding the Kriel power station's non-compliance with particulate emissions.