Eskom stabbed A report on the health effects of emissions from coal combustion says the company is spending billions of dollars to reduce them and has ambitious goals to reduce emissions of one of the most dangerous pollutants. He said there was.
The national power company said it is undertaking a R67-billion emissions reduction plan and aims to reduce particulate matter emissions by 70% by 2035.
The Helsinki-based Energy and Clean Air Research Center said last week that tens of thousands of people could die from respiratory illnesses and heart attacks due to government proposals to delay factory closures to strengthen energy security. He said there is. And stroke.
Johannesburg-based Eskom said it had already shut down one coal-fired power plant and a number of other power plants.
“Eskom has developed a station-specific collection plan for each station, which includes an emissions improvement plan, which is currently being implemented and is beginning to yield results,” the company said in response to questions.
Still, in the six months to September 30, the company's particulate emissions reached a 31-year high, reaching 42 times the level of power plants in China, the world's largest coal producer.
The company's emissions are becoming a threat to its operations. The company faces criminal charges for breaching emissions limits at its Kendal power station, and Environment Minister Barbara Creasy is currently considering an appeal against the government's order to cut 16GW of generation capacity at a number of power plants if they fail to comply with limits. are doing.
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Greenpeace said in a report last month that the company operates five of the world's largest single-source nitrogen dioxide emissions sites and two of the worst sulfur dioxide emissions sites. Both gases cause a variety of sometimes fatal illnesses. Eskom has questioned the methodology used by Greenpeace. — (c) 2024 Bloomberg LP