JOHANNESBURG, April 8,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders are referred to
Sasol's SENS announcement issued on 12 July
2023, wherein it was stated that, on 11 July 2023, the National Air Quality Officer
(NAQO) refused the application of Sasol South Africa Limited (SSA),
in terms of Clause 12A of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES)
published on 22 November 2013 in
terms of section 21 of the National Environmental Management: Air
Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004), to be regulated on an
alternative emission load basis, as opposed to the current
concentration-based limits, for the sulphur dioxide
(SO2) emissions generated from the boilers at the
Secunda Operations' steam plants from 1 April 2025
onwards. Sasol has been steadfast in its commitment to ambient air
quality improvement and reducing its environmental footprint.
On 31 July 2023, SSA submitted an
appeal to the Minister, as provided for in section 43(1) of the
National Environmental Management Act,1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998),
to set aside the decision of the NAQO.
On 5 April 2024, the Minister
issued her decision, in terms of which she upheld SSA's appeal and
set aside the decision of the NAQO. The Minister concluded that
SSA's application met all the requirements of Clause 12A, and
therefore replaced the NAQO's decision by permitting that
load-based limits be applied from 1 April
2025 up to 31 March 2030.
Sasol will engage with the Minister to finalise the regulatory
requirements for the decision to take full effect, following which
our atmospheric emission license will have to be varied
accordingly. The decision is available on our website:
www.sasol.com.
For further information, please contact:
Sasol Investor Relations,
Tiffany Sydow, VP Investor
Relations
Telephone: +27 (0) 71 673 1929
investor.relations@sasol.com
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