Projecting the External Health Costs of a Coal-Fired Power Plant: The Case of Kusile

Johannes Riekert () and Steven Koch
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Johannes Riekert: Department of Economics, University of Pretoria

No 201131, Working Papers from University of Pretoria, Department of Economics

Abstract: We examine an important subset of the expected health costs associated with the commissioning of a new coal-fired electricity generation plant in South Africa, Kusile. The subset of health impacts focuses on sulphur dioxides, nitrous oxides and large particulate matter (greater than 10 $\mu$m). The analysis makes use of the Impact Pathway Approach, combined with the data transfer methodology. The plant, expected to contribute 4800MW 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 external health costs are found to be less than 1c/kWh. Limitations of the analysis are also examined.

Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2011-11
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