Is Eskom betting on Ramaphosa’s departure?
Since then, Eskom’s unbundling and the transition to a competitive electricity market has been enshrined in legislation, with a deadline of the end of 2029 to separate the transmission network and system operation from Eskom so that they can function as an independent state-owned entity.
At the same event, Eskom chair Mteto Nyati made it equally clear that Eskom’s envisioned end state includes the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), despite Ramaphosa’s directive.
Professor Anton Eberhard, emeritus professor in the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, says transferring the transmission network to an independent operator is fundamental to electricity market reform.
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