Browsing: Dan Marokane

Eskom has secured the government approvals it needs to establish Eskom Green as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has said new electricity trading rules are close and that the utility is tooling up to trade.

Telkom fought to keep its network and South Africa lost a decade. Eskom risks making the same mistake.

The fight over who owns South Africa’s transmission grid has burst spectacularly into the open.

Eskom Green is targeting up to 32GW by 2040, with the board insisting it will partner private developers, not compete with them.

Rating agency Moody’s has warned that carving transmission out of Eskom could weaken its creditworthiness.

The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.

The R1.2-billion solar plant will supply about 60 000 households and anchors a pipeline of 17 projects across 11 stations.

Eskom’s generation recovery is working, but unbundling has stalled and municipal debt signals deeper trouble.

A sluggish renewables roll-out and a looming 2029 supply gap may complicate the timing of Eskom’s plant closures.