JOHANNESBURG — With news that Eskom is anticipating to load shed at the beginning of January once again, it would appear that the energy that is embattled dark times are far from over. The organization is saddled with huge financial obligation and extremely dirty, outdated coal plant technology. It’s a disaster that is economic to occur. But because SA is plagued by monopolies (plus the ANC federal federal government is intent on perpetuating them) South Africans sit with a problem that is massive their hands that’s been needlessly self-created. Nonetheless, there are lots of significantly more than capable individuals inside Eskom therefore the COO Jan Oberholzer seems to have a feeling of rationality pertaining to the continuing future of the state-owned electric company. In this meeting, EE publishers Chris that is’ Yelland Roger Lilly swept up with him. – Gareth van Zyl
By Chris Yelland and Roger Lilley*
A energizing openness by Eskom’s brand new administration has been demonstrated in a unique meeting with Eskom COO Mr Jan Oberholzer by EE writers. The meeting implemented dramatic developments into the operations of Eskom in 2010, like the decrease within the utility’s generation plant performance, shortages of coal at energy channels in Mpumalanga, the return of phase 2 (2,000 MW) load losing – with rolling blackouts in the united states for per week prior to the Christmas time yuletide season, in addition to announcement by the COO of a nine-point intend to deal with the functional problems.
Mr Oberholzer, please are you able to simplify the functions and lines of authority involving the Eskom CEO, COO, CFO along with other Eskom Exco users? Whom states to who?
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