Applications for Postponement from certain requirements of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act No. 39 of 2004 – Minimum Emissions Standards for Sasol’s Operations

Short Project Title

Applications for Postponement for Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol) operations in Secunda and Sasolburg

Project Title

Applications for Postponement from certain requirements of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act No. 39 of 2004 – Minimum Emissions Standards for Sasol’s Operations

SRK Project Reference Number

506430

SRK Project Manager

Philippa Burmeister

Contact Email

PBurmeister@srk.co.za

Contact Number

+27 (0) 31 279 1200

Applications for Postponement for Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol) operations in Secunda and Sasolburg

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

Sasol is required to comply with Minimum Emission Standards (MES), published in 2013, in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No 39 of 2004) (NEM:AQA). In terms of the MES, existing production facilities were required to comply by 1 April 2015 with existing plant standards, and by 1 April 2020 with new plant standards.

Between 2013 and 2014 Sasol undertook a process to apply for postponements from the 2015 compliance timeframes of the MES. Sasol was granted postponements for a number of its operations by the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO), with the concurrence of its licensing officer. However Sasol will be unable, in certain instances, to timeously meet the compliance requirements of the 2015 MES where postponements have been granted for less than five years, as initially requested. Sasol therefore intends to apply for further postponements.

Sasol’s applications will include a detailed motivation in accordance with the applicable provisions of NEM:AQA.  SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd., an independent environmental consulting firm, assisted by appropriate independent specialists, were appointed to compile the application and to undertake the independent stakeholder engagement process in support of this application.


PROJECT LOCATION

Secunda and Sasolburg


STATUS OF PROJECT

The NAQO has made a descision on the postponement application


SASOL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD SECUNDA SYNFUELS OPERATIONS

DOCUMENTS

Documents
File Size
Date
 
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Announcement Letter
216 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Background Information Document
814 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Comment Form
108 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Draft Motivation Report Notification Letter
69 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Draft Motivation Report Reminder Letter
68 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Public Participation Presentation
1693 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Application Submission Notification Letter
180 KB
September 2021
Sasol Secunda Synfuels: Decision Notification
486 KB
September 2021

FINAL MOTIVATION FOR POSTPONEMENT

Documents
File Size
Date
 
SASOL_SYNFUELS_MOTIVATION_REPORT
2009 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 1 of 5
5893 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 2 of 5
8551 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 3 of 5
3614 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 4 of 5
7385 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 5 of 5
5300 KB
September 2021
Annexure B: Independent Peer Review of the Atmospheric Impact Report
4491 KB
September 2021
Annexure C: Public Participation Report
6768 KB
September 2021
Annexure D: Comments and Response Report
2075 KB
September 2021
Annexure E: Technical Appendix
140 KB
September 2021
Annexure F: Redacted Atmospheric Emission Licence Part 1 of 2
6944 KB
September 2021
Annexure F: Redacted Atmospheric Emission Licence Part 2 of 2
7074 KB
September 2021
Annexure G: Synfuels Annual Emissions Report
938 KB
September 2021

DECISION

Documents
File Size
Date
 
Decision on Postponement Application
201 KB
September 2021

SASOL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD SASOLBURG OPERATIONS

DOCUMENTS

Documents
File Size
Date
 
Sasol Sasolburg: Announcement Letter
139 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Background Information Document
814 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Comment Form
108 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Draft Motivation Report Notification Letter
70 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Draft Motivation Report Reminder Letter
68 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Public Participation Presentation
2792 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Application Submission Notification Letter
179 KB
September 2021
Sasol Sasolburg: Decision Notification
486 KB
September 2021

FINAL MOTIVATION FOR POSTPONEMENT

Documents
File Size
Date
 
SASOL_SASOLBURG_MOTIVATION_REPORT
1690 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 1 of 3
6641 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 2 of 3
8141 KB
September 2021
Annexure A: Atmospheric Impact Report Part 3 of 3
2387 KB
September 2021
Annexure B: Independent Peer Review of the Atmospheric Impact Report
4491 KB
September 2021
Annexure C: Public Participation Report
6109 KB
September 2021
Annexure D: Comments and Response Report
2543 KB
September 2021
Annexure E: Redacted Atmospheric Emission Licence
2632 KB
September 2021
Annexure F: Sasolburg Annual Emissions Report
3571 KB
September 2021

DECISION

Documents
File Size
Date
 
Decision on Postponement Application
160 KB
September 2021