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This document is a renewed Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued by the Nkangala District Municipality to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Duvha Power Station. The licence, valid from 30 June 2017 to 30 June 2022, sets specific limits on particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, while mandating operational requirements, monitoring frequencies, and the implementation of an Atmospheric Emission Off-Set Plan to reduce PM pollution.

Eskom has submitted an emergency request to the Nkangala District Municipality to vary the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) for Duvha Power Station. The request seeks a 'grace period' allowing specific units to exceed particulate emission limits during maintenance and emergency repairs, specifically to address a leaking sulphur tank that poses a safety risk and threatens power supply stability.

This annual emissions report for the Duvha Power Station covers the 2015/16 financial year (01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016), detailing verified particulate emissions and calculated gas emissions as required by the station's Atmospheric Emission License.

The South African Department of Environmental Affairs granted partial postponements for SO2 and NOx emission standards at the Duvha Power Station from 2020 to 2025, while denying a postponement for PM emissions for units 4-6. The station is slated for decommissioning between 2030 and 2034, and Eskom must submit a PM pollution offset plan by March 31, 2016.

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.

The 2025 Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) Manual for the South African Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) outlines the procedures for the public to access departmental records and the processing of personal information in compliance with PAIA and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

The Department of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa refused an Integrated Environmental Authorisation (IEA) application by Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd for the expansion of mining operations in the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape. The refusal was based on the applicant's failure to comply with the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and the 2014 EIA Regulations, specifically regarding the omission of listed activities in the application and the unlawful commencement of activities before receiving authorisation.

The Department of Environmental Affairs of South Africa has granted an integrated environmental authorisation to Kuyasa Mining (Pty) Ltd on behalf of KiPower (Pty) Ltd for the construction of a 600MW coal-fired independent power plant and associated infrastructure near Delmas in the Mpumalanga Province.

The report warns that bulk marine sediment mining in the Western Cape would likely cause the 'effective destruction and removal of the benthic ecosystem' within mined areas, with recovery potentially taking decades or being permanent. It highlights significant spatial overlaps between proposed prospecting areas and vulnerable benthic habitats, priority conservation regions, and commercial trawl fisheries. Potential impacts include acoustic disturbance to marine mammals and fish, water-column chemistry alterations leading to hypoxia, and the re-suspension of heavy metals. The author argues that the permanent alteration of sea floor habitats is 'inevitable' with deep-sea dredging and calls for a cautious approach to protect biodiversity and sustainable fishery resources.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries confirms that the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) is the competent authority for the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone infrastructure application. The Minister notes that concerns regarding climate change, air pollution, and water availability are included in the EIA Plan of Study. The Ministry rejects the need for a Strategic Environmental Assessment and maintains that the public participation process met legal requirements.

A letter from the South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries confirming that the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is prioritising and implementing enforcement interventions at the Eskom Kendal Power Station due to non-compliance with atmospheric emission licence conditions.

The Escarpment Environment Protection Group (EEPOG) and other appellants have filed an internal appeal to the Minister of Mineral Resources to suspend and set aside the granting of a mining right and the approval of an Environmental Management Programme (EMPR) to William Patrick Bower (Pty) Ltd (WPB). The appellants argue that the process was procedurally unfair, lacked meaningful consultation, and ignored critical environmental and socio-economic risks in the sensitive Steenkampsberg area of Mpumalanga.

This audit report, dated 17 February 2016 and compiled by Leroy Construction and Projects for Eskom Komati Power Station, evaluates compliance with the station's Atmospheric Emissions License (AEL) issued under Section 43 of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, 2004. The audit found a 91% compliance rate, with 41 of 45 conditions met, though it identified four specific areas of non-compliance.

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.

The guideline outlines the mandatory components of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for prospecting right applications in South Africa. It specifies requirements for environmental descriptions, impact assessments, mitigation measures, financial provisions for rehabilitation, monitoring programmes, and detailed records of public participation. It also distinguishes between the financial provision for state risk and the applicant's own capacity to fund environmental management.

The guideline details the mandatory components of an EIA and EMP for mining right applications in South Africa. The EIA must establish baseline environmental data, identify potential impacts—including acid mine drainage and socio-economic effects—and evaluate alternative land uses. The EMP must outline environmental objectives for mine closure, implementation programmes for mitigation, emergency procedures, and financial provisions for rehabilitation. Applicants are required to engage interested and affected parties and provide specialist reports as appendices to ensure the mining operation does not result in unacceptable pollution or ecological degradation.

This document is a PAIA Manual issued by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). It serves as a guide for the public to exercise their constitutional right of access to information held by the Department, detailing the types of records available, the process for requesting them, and the protections afforded to personal information under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to Eskom stating that the postponement application for compliance with the 2015 Minimum Emission Standards for the Arnot Power Station has been placed on hold due to insufficient information.

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to Eskom stating that the postponement application for compliance with the 2015 Minimum Emission Standards for the Camden Power Station has been placed on hold due to insufficient information.