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The 2016/17 annual emissions report for Eskom's Duvha Power Station records total emissions of approximately 16.5 million tons of CO2 and 1.4 million tons of SO2. The report notes emission spikes in December and January 2016 due to plant failures and details ongoing projects to reduce particulate matter via High Frequency Transformers and improve SO2 plant reliability with a new sulphur tank.

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.

A letter from Eskom to the Nkangala District Municipality reporting on the availability of continuous emission monitors at Kriel Power Station for the 2015/16 financial year, as required by the Minimum Emission Standards.

A letter from the Hendrina Power Station manager to the Nkangala District Municipality reporting partial unavailability of SO2 and NOx emission data for the South Stack starting in mid-June 2016, and providing monitoring system availability for the 2015/2016 financial year.

This document is a formal response from Eskom to an appeal filed by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) of the Komati Power Station. Eskom argues that the requested variations to the AEL would make the station's operation untenable from 2020 onwards and maintains that its application for a postponement of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) was lawful and technically justified.

The Hendrina Power Station's annual emissions report for the 2015/2016 financial year records total emissions of 9,782,189 tons of CO2, 89,088 tons of SO2, 36,653 tons of NOx, and 165 tons of N2O. The report notes the installation of new continuous emission monitoring system equipment in June 2015 and identifies CO2 and N2O as the measured greenhouse gases.

A letter from the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office to the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) providing an update on the Coal Baseload Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme, specifically regarding bid validity extensions for the Thabametsi and Khanyisa projects.

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.

The Komati Power Station Annual Emission Report for the 2015-2016 financial year (1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016) details the station's emissions of particulates, SO2, NO, and CO2, as well as the availability and calibration of its monitoring equipment and compliance audit findings.

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 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 document is an executive summary and board submission from Eskom dated August 28, 2013, regarding compliance with South Africa's National Emission Standards and Atmospheric Emission Licences (AELs). It outlines the financial and operational impossibility of full compliance by 2020, proposes a partial compliance strategy, and requests permission to continue operating several power stations that are currently in breach of their emission limits.