Eskom boss sets target of 18 months to end load shediding
JOHANNESBURG – Newly-appointed Eskom group chief executive Andre de Ruyter has set himself a target of 18 months to end the country’s persistent load shedding and ramp up the utility’s maintenance programme.
In his first media engagement on Friday since his appointment last year, de Ruyter said Eskom would now revert back to the original so-called “philosophy maintenance” to refurbish its ageing coal-fired power stations.
De Ruyter said Eskom had neglected scheduled maintenance as required, and those legacies were now causing the power utility to have unreliable equipment.
Source: iol.co.za