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    Government has no plans to privatise Eskom – Ramaphosa.

    Tshwane BulletinBy Tshwane BulletinOctober 11, 2019No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The President said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces in Parliament on Thursday.
    “What I would like to be made clear is that we are not privatising Eskom. We are going to be looking at smart partnerships that can be struck. It is possible that we can have a smart partnership with other entities on certain aspects of Eskom.
    “A smart partnership is what we will promote whilst the state continues to have full control over transmission and on parts of generation. With distribution, the state will continue to play a role in distribution,” he said.
    This comes after Eskom this week briefed Parliament on the state of its finances. The power utility’s Acting Group CEO Jabu Mabuza told members of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises that while the R59 billion government guarantee was important in addressing short-term challenges, there was a need to develop a long-term energy plan for the state-owned entity in a changing energy landscape.


    President Cyril Ramaphosa

    Addressing the NCOP on Thursday, the President said it is broadly accepted that Eskom’s current structure is outdated and unresponsive to changes in the energy market.
    Eskom’s financial challenges are mainly due to unsustainable operating costs caused by expensive coal contracts, high headcount, overall operating inefficiencies, high debt service costs, corruption in procurement and the excessive cost of the construction of Medupi and Kusile.
    As announced in the February 2019 State of the Nation Address, Eskom is in the process of being restructured into three separate subsidiaries for generation, transmission and distribution.
    The restructuring of Eskom will be detailed in the Special Paper on Eskom which is planned for release before the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement at the end of the month.
    Over and above the financial recovery, the newly-appointed Chief Restructuring Officer is developing potential solutions for Eskom’s debt.
    “The process to appoint a new Group CEO will soon be concluded. The Board of Directors will be strengthened with additional members with the relevant technical expertise to lead the turnaround at Eskom.
    “Much progress has been made to stabilise Eskom since the load shedding earlier this year.
    “With the publication of the Special Paper on Eskom and the implementation of its recommendations, we will shift from crisis management to sustainable recovery for Eskom,” said the President.

    Government, he said, will be coming out with clear details of how the Treasury Paper that was published will converge into this strategy which will be presented in the next few weeks ahead of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
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