Eskom congratulates the twelve finalists from South Africa who participated in the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair over a week in Los Angeles, California. The learners had done very well at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists last year and were therefore selected to represent South Africa at the largest high school science […]
Eskom is awaiting a determination later this month from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on its submission for the evaluation and approval of the regulatory clearing account (RCA) balance for its previous multi-year price determination (MYPD2) control period. The RCA submission was made during the last quarter of 2013 in line […]
Dr. Steve Lennon, Eskom’s Group Executive for Sustainability, was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at African Utility Week’s Industry Awards in Cape Town recently. The Industry Awards celebrate the triumphs and successes of Africa’s power and water sectors, highlighting those companies and executives which have been responsible for pioneering new frontiers, pushing boundaries, […]
Engineers must lead from the top was the strong message from Dr. Pat Naidoo when he delivered his inaugural presidential address at the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)’s annual general meeting earlier this year. “It is all about growing world class customer focussed engineers who must lead from the top.” In my […]
Delivering the SANEA lecture to an audience of about 100 at the Sasol auditorium in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the evening of 13 May 2014, Dr. Hendri Geldenhuys, a corporate specialist in smart grid technology at Eskom, discussed the importance of embedded generation (also known as distributed generation) to the overall energy supply in South Africa. […]
This month’s letters deal with the importance of a variety of generation sources all adding to the overall energy supply; appreciation for the opinions and suggestions made in the previous month’s lead editorial; and a reader’s view regarding the cost of nuclear. Send your letters to: energize@ee.co.za Our winning letter: re: Eskom’s CEO departs Sir With […]
While Eskom is struggling to keep the lights on and all electricity stakeholders are familiar with the challenges around coal supplies, schedule delays at Medupi and Kusile, and unprecedented levels of breakdowns on Eskom’s ageing fleet, there is a debate getting lost in the noise on where the industry is supposed to be heading. […]
Eskom would like to reassure the nation at large that its cash flow situation is stable. The utility manages its cash flow in a responsible manner and will always make sure that it has sufficient liquidity balances both in terms of actual liquid assets as well as the ability to easily issue financial instruments […]
In recognition of Eskom’s investment in the economic sustainability of emerging business partners, Eskom won the Enterprise and Supplier Development Award and the Socio-Economic Development Award at the 13th Oliver Empowerment Awards, which were held at Emperors Palace on 25 April 2014. Collin Matjila, the utility’s acting CEO, said that Eskom is proud of […]
Mogorosi Communications is hosting a Cable Anti-Theft Technologies Summit, to provide a platform for debate, and the sharing of ideas and experiences on 25 and 26 June 2014 at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park. Topics to be covered include: An overview on the scale of cable theft in South Africa The legal implications Examining the impact of cable […]
