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Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said the government had given its full support to change the power company, but that the old narrative of political interference did not apply.
FILE: Andre de Ruyter, CEO of Eskom. Image: EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said there had been no political interference in the utility company and the goal was simply to keep the lights on.
The company has implemented stage two load shedding that will last until ten at night and will return on Sunday morning at eight.
On Friday Eskom announced the suspension of the general managers of the Kendal and Tutuka plants for poor performance that led to the implementation of load shedding
The acting directors of Kriel and Duvha were also removed from office.
Speaking in The Money ShowDe Ruyter said the government had given its full support to turn Eskom around.
“Minister Gordhan has been absolutely consistent in his support of the executive team. He has been encouraging us and holding us accountable. The old narrative of political interference does not apply to Eskom at all. It is about giving us a mandate and holding us accountable for its execution. So I have no complaints about it
But De Ruyter said the current generation system was not enough despite repairs and new inputs were needed.
“It will not solve the problem completely, but it will certainly reduce the risk of loss of load. If you ask me to guarantee in 12 months that there will be no loss of cargo, no, I cannot give you that unequivocal guarantee ”.
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