Eskom CEO Highlights Data-Driven Approach and Governance

In S.A, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says a data-driven approach and enhanced governance practices underpin the power utility’s financial and operational improvements. He briefed Parliament’s portfolio committee on Electricity and Energy yesterday. He adds that extending the life of coal power stations is one of the reasons for improvement in generation and load-shedding:

Marokane also says the biggest risk factor is the non-payment of electricity bills by state institutions like municipalities. Municipal debt owed to the power utility is sitting at around 90-billion-rand. Eskom has identified the top ten municipalities with the highest levels of debt, which pose a significant risk to the utility’s financial sustainability. Marokane says dealing with the municipal debt is imperative for the distribution business to be feasible: