Eskom will receive R254-billion in debt relief over the next three years, provided it partially privatises the country’s electricity transmission network and coal-fired power plants.
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Government plans to take on more than half of Eskom’s debt burden over the next three years to help strengthen its balance sheet, operations and enable it to restructure.
South Africa’s energy supply crisis worsened significantly in 2022 – especially in the second half of the year – and things could get even worse.
Eskom appears to have reached an unprecedented level of power cuts, indicated late on Tuesday by the company spokesman.
Investors in Eskom are on high alert for finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s plan to reorganise its mountain of debt.
Sasol anticipates financial as well as environmental benefits from its drive to use renewable energy for its operations, CEO Fleetwood Grobler said on Tuesday.
The stage-6 power cuts imposed by Eskom since the weekend are likely to lessen in intensity only by Thursday, CEO André de Ruyter said on Monday afternoon.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana faces the task of incorporating a credible debt-relief plan for Eskom in the national budget while stabilising government finances.
Eskom will impose stage-6 load shedding as unplanned breakdowns in its electricity generation fleet intensify. And worse may be to come.
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