According to the information received from Eskom:
(1)(a)The atmospheric emission license (AEL) emissions reports are compiled monthly and submitted to the licensing authorities by the power stations, and the Head office receives a copy of these reports when it is sent to authorities. Most of the stations are up to date with their submissions to the licensing authorities. However, Eskom experienced a delay in uploading the submitted and completed AEL monthly reports to the Eskom data portal due to issues with system access rights. These issues were resolved in October 2023, and all completed reports have been updated on the portal. Going forward Eskom will keep the portal regularly updated.
(b) The issues in respect of access rights for the uploading of completed AEL reports have been resolved by ensuring that additional staff are trained and have the appropriate system access rights to allow the uploading of completed reports. The delayed publication of the reports on the data portal was not indicative of any gaps in compliance monitoring in relation to the AELs.
(2) There was no lack of regular reporting on AEL compliance to the authorities, and no regulatory and/or enforcement actions were implemented.
(3)(a)(b)Eskom has already published all the available monthly AEL reports as submitted to the authorities onto the public data portal. Eskom will regularly update the portal which is available to the public.
Remarks: Approved/Not Approved/Comment
Ms Jacky Molisane PJ Gordhan, MP
Acting Director-General Minister
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