PHUTI MOSOMANE
SACP has urged government and Eskom board to appoint a highly competent chief executive officer (CEO) who’ll turn-around the embattled power utility, resolve the energy crisis in South Africa and end load-shedding.
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bold plans to stop load-shedding during the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), the South African government is yet to resolve the ongoing energy crisis, which has also been a huge obstacle to economic growth.
“The turnaround of Eskom is an immediate imperative to resolve the energy crisis and end load-shedding. To this end, Eskom should ramp up the maintenance of its existing fleet of power stations to original equipment manufacturer specifications and increase its electric power generation capacity to make electricity available uninterruptedly,” SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo said on Friday.
“This will also require the completion of the Medupi and Kusile Power Station projects and new investment in Eskom to build greater productive capacity now
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