Examples of Eskom in a sentence
One of the measures included in the plan is the requirement for Eskom to implement a programme that promotes energy efficiency (EE) among consumers, with the goal of reducing demand during peak hours (Ramaphosa, 2022).The development of South Africa’s energy sector has relied heavily on the country's plentiful and affordable coal resources, leading to the widespread use of coal in various economic sectors, particularly for electricity generation.
With the benefit of hindsight, the Eskom officials that were interviewed felt that its highly effective IDM programme was prematurely curtailed.
By way of background, the Political Task Team under the leadership of the Deputy President of the Republic, had resolved to appoint a Facilitator to process and verify the debt owed by Organs of State to municipalities, and in turn the debt owed by municipalities to Eskom.
SACP 10th National Conference Declaration, which also called government not to proceed with the Bill that sought to restructure Eskom ahead of the liberalisation of the generation market of the electricity industry.
This structural electricity supply crisis has worsened over recent years, with 2022 recording 208 days of load shedding (55% of total days), which is the greatest number of days affected by power cuts to date, and Eskom warning about potential worsening levels of involuntary curtailment if the same electricity demand profile is observed in 2023.