Ramaphosa’s Eskom plan raises new sustainability concerns (opens original article in a new tab)

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane raised concerns about the government's plan to separate Eskom's transmission assets, stressing the need to maintain the company's financial stability. President Cyril Ramaphosa supports unbundling Eskom to create an independent transmission system operator, but implementation must ensure sustainability. A government task team is refining the model, with a report due by the end of June.

• Eskom CEO Dan Marokane expressed concerns about the government's plan to separate Eskom's transmission assets, emphasizing the need to maintain financial stability
• President Cyril Ramaphosa supports unbundling Eskom, including an independent transmission system operator to manage the grid and allow private energy producers
• A government task team is refining the model for separating Eskom's grid, with a report due by the end of June