President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that government’s attempts to reconfigure and split Eskom into three divisions is not aimed at privatising the embattled power utility.
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Eskom said on Monday that it will switch off power in Bloemfontein and other towns in the Free State between 6am and 8pm daily until outstanding municipal arrears are settled.
Electricity generated from coal-fired plants is set to fall by a record 3% this year, raising chances for slowing global carbon dioxide emissions growth, according to a report released by Carbon Brief.
André de Ruyter, the next CEO of embattled Eskom, has experience trying to turn around struggling companies.
Bond investors aren’t showing much faith in Eskom’s new boss, with yields on the company’s 2021 dollar bonds jumping the most in more than three months after the appointment of André de Ruyter.
After months of speculation and delays, South Africa named André de Ruyter as CEO of its debt-crippled state power utility, surprising investors with an unexpected choice and angering a key union.
Andre de Ruyter has been appointed as CEO of Eskom, the debt-strapped utility that provides about 95% of the nation’s electricity and poses the biggest threat to its economy.
While the government pledged to name a new head of Eskom by the end of October, it’s missed repeated deadlines to act, evidence of how politically fraught the process has been.
Eskom has warned that the supply of electricity remains constrained, with a probability of load shedding all week.
France is weighing providing financial support to South Africa’s indebted utility Eskom, according to a newspaper report at the weekend.