Cape Town - Several companies, including Eskom, have been granted a reprieve from complying with minimum emission standards in terms of air quality laws, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa announced on Tuesday.
Eskom and several other companies applied for temporary exemption from meeting deadlines to cut emissions in terms of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act.
"We received 37 applications from a range of facilities, namely Eskom, Sasol, Anglo American Platinum, PPC, and a number of refiners," Molewa said.