Weakening the Minimum Emission Standard (MES) for sulphur dioxide (SO2)
Correspondence
- CER letter to DEA Director General opposing establishment of expert panel on sulphur dioxide abatement solutions (5 March 2018)
- CER letter to DEA requesting the urgent withdrawal of the provision in the list of activities regarding the weakening of the SO2 new plant minimum emissions standards for existing plants (8 November 2018)
- CER letter to Minister Mokonyane requesting the urgent withdrawal of the provision in the list of activities regarding the weakening of the SO2 new plant minimum emissions standards for existing plants (23 November 2018) (without annexures)
- CER Letter to Minister Mokonyane regarding CER opposition to SO2 Expert Panel (13 December 2018)
- CER letter to Minister Mokonyane requesting the urgent withdrawal of the provision of the list of activities regarding the weakening of the SO2 new plant minimum emission standards for existing plants (5 March 2019)
- Minister Mokonyane’s response to the CER regarding the regulations for implementing and enforcing the HPA Air Quality Management plan 2012 (dated 30 April 2019 but sent 9 May 2019)
- Life After Coal submissions opposing the proposed doubling of the 2020 SO2 MES (5 July 2019)
- Annexure 1 – CER submissions of 25 June 2018
- Annexure 2 – CER letter to DEA re SO2 Panel (5 March 2018)
- Annexure 3 – Lauri Myllyvirta “Air quality and health impacts of doubling the South African standards for SO2 emissions from power plants” (3 July 2019)
- Annexure 4 – Dr Ron Sahu “Comments on the Proposed Increase in the Minimum Emission Standard (MES) for Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Applicable to Coal Fired Power Plant Stacks in South Africa” (July 2019)
- Department of Environmental Affairs’ Terms of Reference For The Appointment of Expert Panel to Provide Strategic and Technical Guidance Towards Effective Management of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from Old And Existing Plants
- CER Letter to Minister Creecy re Cost of MES Compliance (30 July 2019)
- CER letter to Minister Creecy Requesting Reasons for SO2 MES doubling (3 April 2020)
- Follow up CER letter to Minister Creecy regarding SO2 MES doubling (12 May 2020)
- Letter from CER to Minister Creecy – final deadline extension re request for reasons for SO2 MES doubling (18 June 2020)
- Letter from Minister Creecy to CER re request for reasons for SO2 MES doubling (21 July 2020)
- Letter from Minister Creecy with reasons for SOs MES doubling (20 July 2020) and selected Annexures: