Minimum Emission Standards (MES)

The National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) has granted Eskom a postponement to meet the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at the Kusile Power Station, subject to certain strict conditions. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) said the postponement is from 5 June 2023 to 31 March 2025. “The postponement application was necessitated by the failure of Kusile West stack on 23 October 2022. The failure limited the power station’s ability to operate three…