Request to Kelvin Power (Pty) Ltd for information relating to the Kelvin Power Station
28 July 2016
- Requestee:
- Kelvin Power (Pty) Ltd
- Reference Number:
- CER-2016-KLN-0001 (Kelvin)
- Status:
- Records received
- Records reflecting the current ownership of the Kelvin Power Station, following the bidding process of 2014 and 2015
- Records reflecting the period/s during which Kelvin has been operating at below capacity, the capacity at which it operated during these periods, and the reasons why it has been operating below capacity
- Records reflecting the upgrades that have been made to Kelvin in the last 10 years and the cost of these upgrades
- Records reflecting the current price at which Kelvin produces electricity
- Records reflecting the current price at which Kelvin sells electricity to City Power
- A copy of the contract between Kelvin and City Power regarding the supply of electricity
- Records reflecting the current price Kelvin pays for the water it receives from the City of Johannesburg (CoJ)
- Records reflecting the amount of water Kelvin receives from the CoJ
- A copy of the contract between Kelvin and the CoJ regarding the supply of water
- A copy of Kelvin’s decommissioning plan, including the records reflecting the dates when the decommissioning process and the required environmental impact assessment (EIA) process is planned to start
- The current atmospheric emission licence (AEL) for Kelvin issued by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality if this is different from the AEL issued under number 14/1/1/7/1/66/Kelvin/Kemp, apparently signed by the air quality officer on 18 September 2013
- The current water use licence (WUL) issued by the then Department of Water Affairs (DWA) if this is different from the WUL issued under number 03/A21C/FGH/1110, and apparently signed on 24 June 2011 by the then Acting Director-General of the DWA
In terms of the AEL
- the monthly monitoring reports from April 2015 to date of responding to this PAIA request
- the most recent annual emission report
- the most recent annual report (if this is a different record from the annual emission report)
- Kelvin’s emission reduction plan to ensure compliance with the emission standards in the AEL, as well as with the new plant minimum emission standards from 1 April 2020, providing a detailed outline of how Kelvin will achieve compliance
- the fugitive emissions/dust management plan
- the noise management plan
- the reports on the investigations required in terms of condition 7.5
- the complaints register
- the monthly reports on complaints from 1 April 2015 to date of responding to this PAIA request
In terms of the WUL
- the most recent internal compliance audit report
- the most recent external compliance audit report
- all results of the analysis conducted of the water balance in the last year
- the most recent report on the results of the analysis of the water requirements
- the stormwater management plan and “plan for polluted stormwater system
- all accurate and up-to-date records of all system malfunctions in non-compliance with the WUL in the last year
- all action plans submitted to address incidents of potential pollution/health risks in the last year;
- the most recent Integrated Waste and Water Management Plans and Rehabilitation Strategy and Implementation Programmes
- the groundwater impact study
- the waste minimisation and management programme
- the rehabilitation and bio-remediation plan
- all surface water monitoring results and reports for the last year
- all biomonitoring results and reports for the last year
- all ground water monitoring results and reports for the last year
- all reports submitted relating to emergency monitoring incidents in the last year; and
- the most recent annual report
For further information please email [email protected].