The government has said it is keen to establish โ with Eskom, Treasury and the Department of Public Enterprises โ a means to build new transmission infrastructure. This would allow more private sector participation in transmission, it said.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) noted there had been more than 120 days of power problems in 2022. NERSAโs increase, it said, is โofficial sanctioned daylight robbery against citizensโ.
Eskom has cleared its CEO Andrรฉ de Ruyter of allegations made against him, with the complainant having been found guilty of poor performance and sacked.
Eskom and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) have come out in support of the National Energy Regulator of South Africaโs (Nersa) plans to secure new power generation.
Eskom has set out plans for a new โphilosophy maintenanceโ, under which its power plants will be serviced in line with how they were supposed to be, while also seeking cost savings and taking a harder line with lenders.