Eskom insiders confirm information about the power utility's collapse

[Emjay]

Eskom for the amount of power it generates has 3 times more staff than what is typical for that amount of generation. Headcount is an issue. These staff are also incredibly well paid compared to similar power companies in developing nations.

When you consider those points, and then add that fact that despite the headcount being so high, the utility lacks skills - it just becomes mind boggling. Eskom is going to become a study case for future politicians and businesspeople.

 

[ToxicBunny]

That mainly benefits the shareholder though, not us. As CEO his primary obligation is towards the shareholder first, and us second. Which is why we're paying more for less...

Except it does benefit us in due course, as any reduction in Eskoms debt load will open up more funds for maintenance and expansion of the system and make steps towards Eskom being a "going entity"

 

[rvZA]

Irrelevant of all the bad laws, bad government, bad Eskom, bad ceo's....

The big question now....

How do you feel knowing the institution have collapsed and we will soon be in permanent total darkness. Are you ready for what's to come?

(PS, maybe SA will be saved and Zim will invade us and take the country over.)

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Probably normal EOL for the plants so breakdowns drasticly increase. Were'nt the new plants supposed to kick in before then around 2015?

Correct. It's called the bathtub curve in engineering. Eskom plants are so old that they are experiencing wear out failures:

 

[Virex]

 

[mpdjhb]

If this is the level of "insider information" in journalism today I should become a journalist.

 

[Nerfherder]

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See https://amabhungane.org/stories/221004-how-unrealistic-targets-created-an-energy-crisis/

What changed Oct/Nov 2017?

JZ was recalled in the feb 2018

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Except it does benefit us in due course, as any reduction in Eskoms debt load will open up more funds for maintenance and expansion of the system and make steps towards Eskom being a "going entity"

You have high hopes if you think that any money freed up won't be stolen...

 

[Nerfherder]

For someone thats been there 3 years, De Ruyter hasnt done anything really to make it better, other than charge us more

THE CEO SHOULD GO. FIRE HIM.

Fix Eskom in 3 years.... yoh

I would never have someone so useless in any of my companies.

They should have appointed someone similar to Steve Jobs, who walks into departments, find out if they are doing anything useful, if not. Give them a package and send them marching from the door. As simple as that.

Steve Jobs is dead and Apple has been terrible ever since, quite a legacy.

A CEO should be feared for a business to succeed. Supported yet feared.

But De Ruyter is a push over and seems very much part of the problem. In matter of fact I consider him a puppet CEO and nothing more.

Problem is the CEO does not wield enough power, De Ruyter has done enough to expose what is happening there... unlike pretty much everyone else.

 

[ToxicBunny]

You have high hopes if you think that any money freed up won't be stolen...

You're starting to come across a bit like our resident Chicken Little, you know that?

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Nothing new in that list in the article. We know all this for ages.

What we don't know is :
1. Why is all those points not addressed or at least some attempt to address them.
2. Why is no-one in jail yet.
3. Why is the ANC still running this country
4. And where has all the Portugese shop owners gone?

 

[Goosfrabba]

Was kinda hoping that Eskom's secret Oompa Loompa's were to blame

 

[PsyWulf]

If this is the level of "insider information" in journalism today I should become a journalist.

Think this is a case of:
* It was fairly obvious from looking but still an (educated) guess
to
* Yup you guessed right

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

You're starting to come across a bit like our resident Chicken Little, you know that?

The real corruption sits with the stations and their relevant supply chains. If there is now money available for maintenance, they will all want a cut of it.

Until there is a complete audit and/or overhaul at this level, money will just keep bleeding and nothing much will change.

And how dare you compare me to that nut job...

 

[Bigjay84]

Today's no **** Sherlock moment in good old SA

 

[R13...]

And the Black Business Council and all the other useless cadre-aligned organisations have the gaul to call for De Ruyter's head when it is the policies that they support which is leading to Eskom's collapse.

revealed that politics, poorly skilled staff, a lack of training, affirmative action, poor budgeting, and corruption are the real reasons for the collapse at Eskom.

Only one of those is related to policy and even that shouldn't collapse the company if implemented responsibly. Suppose the main reason as always is that the ANC are responsible, but until De Ruyter comes out and says his efforts are being hampered by policies and politics he gets to be help responsible for lack of progress toward fixing Eskom. The only thing I've read him saying was that procurements rules hamper progress - and I believe he's been given room to deal direct with OEMs.

Don't think firing him would help any though. The only people who benefit from him leaving are the corruption networks, employees and RET corrupt.

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

 

[Splinter]

You are slightly detached from reality.

Were you not recently questioning the defence of a white de Ruyter and the slagging of SOE's in general?

 

[TheChamp]

Were you not recently questioning the defence of a white de Ruyter and the slagging of SOE's in general?

Yes, most of the usual suspects who defend De Ruyter are only doing so because he's white, under the same circumstances they wouldn't be falling over themselves defending him if he was black, he would be labelled an ANC cadre, incompetent and generally all the terms used to describe black executives by some on this forum. I have repeated that many times on here, there should be nothing tripping you up, I don't know what is confusing about my statement of Corelli being detached from reality.

I have also said he is not a bad CEO and I don't think he should be fired because Eskom's problems are way much bigger than a single individual.

 

[r00igev@@r]

I heard that JeniRuyter's farts in his Volvo are explosive.