Abstract:
We examine an important subset of the expected
health costs associated with the commissioning of
Kusile, a new coal-fired electricity generation plant
in South Africa. The subset of health impacts focuses
on sulphur dioxides, nitrous oxides and large
particulate matter (greater than 10 mm). The analysis
makes use of the Impact Pathway Approach
combined with the data transfer methodology. The
plant, which is expected to contribute 4 800 MW of
additional electricity to the South African grid is
found to have modest health impacts, partly due to
the limited additional pollutant emissions expected
at the plant. Specifically, additional localised external
health costs are found to be in the region of
0.09c/kWh to 6.08c/kWh. Limitations of the analysis
are also examined.
