Request to Kelvin Power for various information relating to their environmental compliance.

Copies of the following records are requested:
1. Records reflecting the current ownership of the Kelvin Power Station, following the bidding process of 2014 and 2015;
2. Records reflecting the period/s during which Kelvin has been operating at below capacity, the capacity at which it operated during these periods, and the reasons why it has been operating below capacity;
3. Records reflecting the upgrades that have been made to Kelvin in the last 10 years and the cost of these upgrades;
4. Records reflecting the current price at which Kelvin produces electricity;
5. Records reflecting the current price at which Kelvin sells electricity to City Power;
6. A copy of the contract between Kelvin and City Power regarding the supply of electricity;
7. Records reflecting the current price Kelvin pays for the water it receives from the City of Johannesburg (CoJ);
8. Records reflecting the amount of water Kelvin receives from the CoJ;
9. A copy of the contract between Kelvin and the CoJ regarding the supply of water;
10. A copy of Kelvin’s decommissioning plan, including the records reflecting the dates when the decommissioning process and the required environmental impact assessment (EIA) process is planned to start;
11. The current atmospheric emission licence (AEL) for Kelvin issued by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality if this is different from the AEL issued under number 14/1/1/7/1/66/Kelvin/Kemp, apparently signed by the air quality officer on 18 September 2013;
12. The current water use licence (WUL) issued by the then Department of Water Affairs (DWA) if this is different from the WUL issued under number 03/A21C/FGH/1110, and apparently signed on 24 June 2011 by the then Acting Director-General of the DWA;
In terms of the AEL:
13. the monthly monitoring reports from April 2015 to date of responding to this PAIA request;
14. the most recent annual emission report;
15. the most recent annual report (if this is a different record from the annual emission report);
16. Kelvin’s emission reduction plan to ensure compliance with the emission standards in the AEL, as well as with the new plant minimum emission standards from 1 April 2020, providing a detailed outline of how Kelvin will achieve compliance;
17. the fugitive emissions/dust management plan;
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18. the noise management plan;
19. the reports on the investigations required in terms of condition 7.5;
20. the complaints register;
21. the monthly reports on complaints from 1 April 2015 to date of responding to this PAIA request;
In terms of the WUL:
22. the most recent internal compliance audit report;
23. the most recent external compliance audit report;
24. all results of the analysis conducted of the water balance in the last year;
25. the most recent report on the results of the analysis of the water requirements;
26. the stormwater management plan and “plan for polluted stormwater system”;
27. all accurate and up-to-date records of all system malfunctions in non-compliance with the WUL in the last year;
28. all action plans submitted to address incidents of potential pollution/health risks in the last year;
29. the most recent Integrated Waste and Water Management Plans and Rehabilitation Strategy and Implementation Programmes;
30. the groundwater impact study;
31. the waste minimisation and management programme;
32. the rehabilitation and bio-remediation plan;
33. all surface water monitoring results and reports for the last year;
34. all biomonitoring results and reports for the last year;
35. all ground water monitoring results and reports for the last year;
36. all reports submitted relating to emergency monitoring incidents in the last year; and
37. the most recent annual report.