Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy, has given Eskom the go-ahead to exceed sulphur dioxide emission limits at the Kusile power station in a bid to alleviate South Africa's severe electricity crisis.
Eskom was granted the exemption – in terms of Section 59 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act – in relation to a temporary solution to restore lost generation capacity at Kusile while a damaged stack undergoes repairs which are due for completion in December 2024. This will likely result in increased sulphur dioxide emissions during this period, in excess of the current applicable limit in Kusile's Atmospheric Emission License.
Creecy said she was aware of the well-documented socio-economic impacts of load shedding, which have had far-reaching socio-economic consequences for all South Africans.
_Business There's no other way, we can't go green in a third world country, we need fossils fuels! We need to see smoke in the air and loud machinery working!
_Business 'Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make' - Minister Barbara Creecy probably
_Business So now, your lungs will give in before you can enjoy the electricity. Just peachy.
_Business Necessary decision!
_Business Greenpeace
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