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The utility company suspended the general managers of the Kendal and Tutuka power plants for poor performance that led to the implementation of load shedding.
FILE: Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom. Image: EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said on Friday that he read the riot law to the management of certain power plants last month, but that there was no change and action was required.
This comes after the utility company suspended the general managers of the Kendal and Tutuka power plants for poor performance that led to the implementation of load shedding.
Speaking in The Money ShowDe Ruyter said he had to act: “There is a very old-fashioned word that is needed when running these large and complicated industrial plants and that is discipline. And you need to walk around the plant, have boots on the ground, inspect your facilities, and you have to hold people accountable. “
But he also said Eskom was being realistic about the state of the generation fleet and needed new units soon.
He said the current structure was not enough: “While we can do everything possible to try to fix our plants, we also have to understand that we have to bring in additional systems and it will probably all be more renewable energy invested by the private sector to boost the supply of electricity in South Africa “.
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