Jan Oberholzer has a new role at South African renewables producer Mulilo Energy Holdings.
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Jan Oberholzer has quit the state-owned utility and will leave at the end of the month.
The former Eskom chief operating officer, who was due to retire, will stay on at the utility to help defeat load shedding.
CEO André De Ruyter also reaffirmed that power cuts would continue for two more years at least.
Eskom will dial back the severity of load shedding this week, with only stage-1 and stage-2 cuts expected in the coming days.
After plunging South Africa back into intense stage-4 load shedding on Friday, Eskom has now warned of “more erratic” changes.
Widespread breakdowns in Eskom’s generation fleet saw South Africa plunged back into stage-4 load shedding in the early hours of Friday.
Rhulani Mathebula, Eskom’s acting general executive for generation, has resigned and will leave the state-owned utility at the end of this month.
The current electricity crisis engulfing South Africa’s economy shows no immediate sign of abating.
Eskom has implemented power cuts on 100 days in 2022, with more to come.