Rating agency Moody’s has warned that carving transmission out of Eskom could weaken its creditworthiness.
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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.
South Africa’s electricity supply has entered 2026 in its strongest position in at least five years, Eskom has said.
A stabilising Eskom is starting to place a stronger focus on new technologies and the modernisation of the electricity grid.
Eskom’s success is foundational to South Africa’s economic future, writes Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso.
Dan Marokane has again pledged that the state-owned power utility will hold future electricity tariff hikes below 10%.
Eskom is making 291MW of green, solar photovoltaic energy available to large power users.