The DFFE has granted Eskom limited exemptions from pollution regulations for eight coal-fired power stations, balancing energy security with environmental concerns.

“For the remaining stations—Kendal, Lethabo, Majuba, Medupi ... Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Matla power station, a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga.

On December 10, Eskom applied for relief from the minimum emission standards (MES) for eight of its coal-fired power stations, namely Duvha, Kendal, Lethabo, Majuba, Matimba, Matla, Medupi ...

These are Kendal, Lethabo, Majuba, Matimba, Medupi and Tutuka ... to enforce this requirement on a single operating coal power plant, instead granting delay after delay. “Today’s decision ...

The ruling is not an ‘endorsement of indefinite non-compliance’, says minister of forestry, fisheries and environment ...

South Africa will permit eight Eskom coal-fired power plants to continue polluting more than emission rules allow.

South Africa allowed eight coal-fired plants run by Eskom to breach emission rules in an attempt to provide a steady ...

Eskom has been granted exemptions to breach emissions rules, at the cost of South Africans’ health and the environment.

on Saturday 22 Feb 2025 at about 5.30pm because of a multiple unit trip at Majuba power station caused initially by an overload on a transformer as a result of the start-up of a unit that was ...