Eskom will be unbundled, says Gordhan
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom’s unbundling into three units will go ahead as planned.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said a final plan for the split is progressing well.
Easy solution to erase municipal debt to Eskom
Basic premise: Eskom needs money in large part because municipal debt to Eskom is very high. At present government bails out Eskom and it bails out failing municipalities.
Problem: There is not enough money.
GORDHAN SEES LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL FOR ESKOM
He said he would also work on ensuring Eskom remains a reliable and sustainable supply of electricity for the country.
JOHANNESBURG – Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday said a lot of progress had been made on the plan to restructure Eskom.
Eskom makes progress but load shedding risk remains
DURBAN – South Africa’s power supply is looking rosier, but Eskom warned that the risk of load shedding remained for the next year.
This was the essence of an update yesterday by the country’s troubled power utility.
South Africa: the odious debts generated by coal-fired power-stations
In South Africa, public debt has recently been back in the news through a nationwide debate over the future of Eskom, the public electricity company. Major power cuts affected the country’s social and economic life in February 2019, drawing attention to this company.
Business blames unions for weak economy
Business Leadership SA boss says labour’s inability to compromise on salaries at Eskom and on its unbundling has weighed on growth
No load-shedding in 36 days – is it sustainable?
Eskom has not implemented load-shedding for 36 consecutive days.
This is line with the commitment made at the joint media briefing held by Eskom and the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on April 3 2019, where the Winter Plan aimed at avoiding load-shedding or at least limiting it to Stage 1 this winter, was shared.
RAMAPHOSA: UNIONS WILL BE PART OF SOLUTION FOR ESKOM GOING FORWARD
The tripartite alliance has presented a united front going to elections, but the elephant in the room is Eskom.
Process of co-determination could re-energise Eskom
JOHANNESBURG -Could meaningful trade union participation within the framework of co-determination at Eskom be the key to again transforming it into the top energy utility in the world?
