Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned energy utility, has been called the world’s worst polluting power company and Mpumalanga province, where a majority of the Eskom stations are located, the world’s largest air pollution hotspot. The large hotspot seen is due in part to the close proximity of the majority of the country’s power stations in Mpumalanga. What’s releasedAir pollution from coal-fired power stations is a byproduct of the burning of coal. The impact of what’s releasedThe combustion by-products from Eskom power stations are emitted from tall, thin stacks. Carbon dioxide from South Africa’s coal-fired power stations accounts for around 43% of South Africa’s greenhouse emissions and around 25% of sub-Saharan Africa’s greenhouse emissions.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 04, 2021 20:25 UTC