President Cyril Ramaphosa said the energy department will take over responsibility for overseeing Eskom.
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Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigned because “it’s a tough job”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, stressing that the government has a “cohesive” plan to resolve the national power shortage.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said an apparent attempt to poison Eskom CEO André de Ruyter will be “thoroughly investigated”.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter survived an attempt to murder him in his office in December, according to a report by energy expert Chris Yelland.
Many South Africans are still on holiday. Yet Eskom is steadily ratcheting up its rolling power cuts – now going to stage 4.
Eskom continues to struggle to supply enough electricity to South Africans to meet demand, despite the holiday lull.
South Africa needs to upgrade its coal-fired power plants rather than focus on renewable energy, according to a sanctioned Russian billionaire.
South Africa passed 200 days of power cuts in 2022 on Tuesday, with more to come.
Auditors at Deloitte have questioned Eskom ability to continue operating.
South Africa will have a robust electric-power supply system only once its electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control functions are separated and independently run.