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  1. Jan

    Eskom announces departure of Jan Oberholzer

    Jan Oberholzer leaves Eskom "by mutual agreement" Eskom has announced the departure of its former chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer in a brief statement issued on Monday. “Eskom and Mr Jan Oberholzer part ways by mutual agreement. His last day with Eskom will be 31 July 2023,” the...
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    Retired Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer remains at Eskom in new role

    Former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer staying at Eskom Former Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer will remain at the utility in a new role to oversee projects aimed at pulling South Africa out of a power crisis which is set to worsen as winter arrives and demand for electricity increases...
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    Oberholzer supports coal plant life-extension, but casts doubt on EAF target

    Extending life of old Eskom coal power stations the "responsible" strategy Eskom’s outgoing chief operating officer, Jan Oberholzer, says he supports the idea of extending the life of some of the utility’s ageing coal-fired power plants, but believes that its current target for improving their...
  5. Jan

    Kusile quick-fix will take at least 10 months - Eskom

    Kusile disaster — "fast-track" repairs will take at least ten months Eskom's' plan to "fast-track" repairs on its troublesome Kusile power station's three offline generators will involve installing temporary flues. The first unit will take more than eight months to complete. The second and...
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa dept of forestry fisheries and the environment dffe eskom jan oberholzer kusile power station load-shedding
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    Eskom dropping COO position, CEO search, and Koeberg fuel update

    Eskom eliminating COO position South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom Holding SOC Ltd. will eliminate the position of chief operating officer after Jan Oberholzer, who is currently in the role, retires in April, according to board member Mteto Nyati. “Going forward we’re not going to...
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    Attempted murder of De Ruyter reported to the South African Police Service

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  8. Jan

    Eskom criticises NPA over slow sabotage case progress - spends R3.2 billion on private security

    Eskom spends R3.2 billion a year on private security South Africa's state-owned power utility spends R3.2 billion a year on private security to tackle sabotage and to protect its senior executives, TimesLive reports. Eskom's general manager for security Karen Pillay butted heads with the...
  9. Jan

    No Christmas cheer expected in Eskom financials...

    Unpleasant shocks lie ahead in Eskom financials Eskom’s prolonged delay in releasing its financial results for the year to 31 March 2022 probably means that some unpleasant shocks lie in store for its shareholder, debt holders and customers. Eskom’s generation performance has been continually...
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    Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer calling it a day in April 2023

    Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer calling it a day in April 2023 Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer will retire from the state-owned power utility in April 2023 after over 30 years of service, News24 reports. He turns 65 in April. According to the report, it isn’t clear if the Eskom board...
  11. Jan

    Eskom increases power cuts to stage 4 until further notice - 18 November 2022

    Eskom increases load-shedding until further notice Eskom has announced that it implemented stage 4 load-shedding at 05:26 on Friday morning due to breakdowns and lack of emergency reserves. The state-owned power utility will continue to implement power cuts at stage 4 until further notice.
  12. Jan

    Rhulani Mathebula resigns as Eskom's head of generation

    Eskom generation boss quits — second in six months Eskom's general executive for generation, Rhulani Mathebula, has resigned from his position and will leave the utility at the end of November 2022. Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer announced the development at the start of the...
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  13. Jan

    Eskom launches online tool for "crowdsourcing" engineers

    Eskom launches online database for skilled experts who can help fight load-shedding Eskom officially launched a skills crowdsourcing platform on its website on Tuesday, calling on qualified and experienced power generation individuals to make themselves available to help rebuild the...
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    • elsie pule eskom jan oberholzer load-shedding pravin gordhan solidarity
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  14. Jan

    Eskom System Operator explains what happens after stage 8 load-shedding

    What happens after stage 8 Eskom power cuts Eskom’s System Operator does not have set load-shedding levels beyond stage 8, general manager Isabel Fick told journalists on Sunday morning. Should South Africa need to shed more than 8,000 megawatts of electricity load, the Eskom System Operator...
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  15. Jan

    Eskom burns through R8-billion annual diesel budget in six months

    How many Hiluxes you could fill with the amount of diesel Eskom uses in one day Over the past five and a half months, the amount of diesel Eskom has burnt at its open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) power stations was enough to fill the fuel tanks of over 41,000 Toyota Hilux bakkies or around 74,000...
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  16. Jan

    Eskom hopes to suspend load-shedding in 10 days

    Expect at least 10 more days of load-shedding Eskom says it will take at least another ten days to recover its power generating capacity sufficiently to suspend rotational power cuts. During an update on the state of its system's performance on Monday morning, the utility's CEO André de Ruyter...
  17. Jan

    Koeberg Unit 2 return-to-service delayed - Again

    Eskom delays Koeberg unit return-to-service Eskom has revealed that Koeberg's Unit 2 generator will only return to service by the end of July 2022, after previously confirming that it was set for the middle of the month. The power utility's chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer attributed the...
  18. Jan

    Ramaphosa promises plan "in the coming days" to end load-shedding

    Ramaphosa to reveal new plan to end load-shedding President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a comprehensive set of actions to tackle load-shedding would be revealed in the coming days. In his weekly From the desk of the president newsletter, Ramphosa said that he has been working with the...
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  19. Jan

    Eskom loses 10 generating units - brace for Stage 6 power cuts

    Eskom warns Stage 6 power cuts are likely after 10 generators go down State-owned power utility Eskom has warned that South Africa could see load-shedding escalate to Stage 6 by Tuesday evening unless its situation improves drastically. This is after ten generating units went offline...
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    Prepare for Stage 5 load-shedding or worse as Eskom workers strike

    Prepare for Stage 5 load-shedding or worse as Eskom workers strike Eskom’s COO Jan Oberholzer said the power utility could increase the load-shedding stage further as illegal protest action continues at several of its power stations. He explained that the strike, which began on Thursday, 23...
  21. Jan

    Eskom warns Stage 3 or higher could be needed as cold front hits Gauteng

    Eskom load-shedding update — Stage 3 or higher possible as cold front hits Eskom has revealed that a shortage of generating capacity and low backup generation reserves was behind it having to implement all-day load-shedding from 10:00 on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. Eskom's COO, Jan Oberholzer...
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