Eskom seeks exemptions from emission limits

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Eskom seeks exemptions from emission limits

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s biggest polluter, has asked for additional emission exemptions at two of its biggest plants, a request that will increase environmental protests against the state-owned utility at a time when it’s already being slammed for rolling power cuts.

Eskom, which is struggling to meets its costs and has 454 billion rand ($31 billion) in debt, has applied to the environment ministry to delay complying with sulfur dioxide emission limits at its Medupi coal-fired plant by five years.

It’s also seeking permission not to install emission reduction equipment at its Matimba plant at all, saying it’s not cost-effective.

[Bloomberg]

 

[daveza]

It’s also seeking permission not to install emission reduction equipment at its Matimba plant at all, saying it’s not cost-effective.

It's not cost-effective to put crash barriers on mountain passes or sterilise medical equipment but there must be a reason for those .....

Oh yeah, and pay your carbon tax as well.

 

[Lupus]

How about exemptions from BEE and labour laws so you could actually get what is needed mentally.

 

[uchoose]

Why doesn't government subsidse solar connections for households and office life leaving the power stations to supply industry. I guess not enough money for coruption then.

 

[Creag]

Dear Eskum,

No!!!

 

[rodmur]

Eskom seeks exemptions from emission limits

Definitely I agree. As a virtually non industrialised country, we are insignificant on a global scale. It will give them valuable time to fix things

 

[Johnatan56]

This after 5 years of exemptions already. Those plants should be the first to be privatized, let private invest in it, I'm sure it will make a good return.