Energy
Eskom may have broken law in R14-billion contract
Eskom may have broken tender laws in concluding a 2005 agreement with Black & Veatch that increased more than 100-fold in cost, according to a probe of the contract.
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Energy
Big challenges remain but Eskom is making progress
Eskom has made “key” progress in restructuring the operations of the business, with the power utility committed to meeting the “ambitious” unbundling target date of 2021.
Energy
Eskom will be sustainable if it can halve its debt: CEO
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said on Thursday the state power utility could become financially viable and do without government bailouts if it could more than halve its debt to R200-billion.
Energy
Finally, a credible plan to fix Eskom
Eskom has admitted it has a solution to its highly unreliable ageing fleet of coal power stations. This time, however, the plan is not the clichéd definition of insanity (which seems to have been the plan over much of the last decade).
Energy
Load shedding steals Christmas for Eskom bosses – again
For the second year in a row, Eskom management and key staff members will not take leave in the festive season as the power utility struggles to halt power outages.
Energy
Medupi fails Eskom and SA – the stuff of nightmares
Following major problems that brought Eskom’s Medupi power station to its knees last week, Medupi manager Rudi van der Wal is leaving Eskom to take up a position overseas.
Energy
Grim toll of Eskom blackouts on the economy
Estimates of the blackouts’ toll range from R1-billion to R5-billion/day. They could also cost South Africa its last investment-grade credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
Energy
Eskom’s ‘credible’ plan to keep the lights on
Eskom managed to keep the lights on in winter and aims to continue averting load shedding while balancing the need to increase maintenance to protect against the risk of unreliable plant performance.
Energy
Power system remains ‘tight and vulnerable’, Eskom says
Eskom’s power system “remains tight and vulnerable” going into the summer because of increased maintenance.
Energy
Slim pickings inside Eskom as utility seeks a new CEO
Eskom’s 96-year history is replete with former CEOs who rose from within the debt-laden state utility to run the company. There are few obvious choices for the next CEO to come from those same ranks.
