State-owned electricity utility Eskom, which is struggling to keep the lights on as a result of high levels of unplanned breakdowns across its coal fleet, could be forced to shut down units at the Kendal power station at the end of January unless ongoing noncompliance with the country’s minimum emission standards (MES) is addressed. In December, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) confirmed that the Green Scorpions had issued Kendal with a compliance notice. The notice instructed the station to shut down units 1 and 5 by January 9 and submit a maintenance plan for units 2, 3, 4 and 6 in order to ensure that Kendal was in compliance with its atmospheric emission licence.
