Meet Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer: A man in SA’s power seat that is hot
JOHANNESBURG — With news that Eskom is anticipating to load shed during the early January once more, it appears that the energy that is embattled dark times are far from over. The organization is saddled with huge financial obligation and incredibly dirty, outdated coal plant technology. It’s a financial catastrophe waiting to occur. But because SA is plagued by monopolies (together with ANC federal government is intent on perpetuating them) South Africans sit with a massive issue on their arms that’s been needlessly self-created. Nonetheless, you can find a lot more than capable individuals inside Eskom while the COO Jan Oberholzer seemingly have a feeling of rationality pertaining to the continuing future of the power company that is state-owned. 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 special 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 into the utility’s generation plant performance, shortages of coal at energy channels in Mpumalanga, the return of phase 2 (2,000 MW) load that is shedding rolling blackouts in the united states for per week ahead of the xmas yuletide season, together with statement because of the COO of a nine-point intend to deal with the functional dilemmas. (more…)