Eskom announces four executive appointments

Eskom Group CEO Dan Marokane has announced the first four of what will be seven new executive appointments, which he says are being made to address current business challenges and to support the organisation’s strategic initiatives and growth plans. The appointments are all effective from November 1, and include:
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Domestic coal suppliers asked to lower prices to Eskom

Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa’s special adviser Silas Zimu has implored South African coal producers to temporarily sell coal to State-owned utility Eskom at a reduced price for the next three years to offset the proposed 36.15% electricity price increase for direct Eskom customers. In return, coal suppliers would receive extended contracts with the utility.
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First two private utility-scale battery projects reach commercial close

Two projects selected as preferred bidders under South Africa’s inaugural Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) bidding round have advanced to commercial close and will now enter construction. The projects, named Mogobe BESS and Oasis Mookodi, have a combined capacity of 180 MW/720MWh, and will be connected to transmission substations located near to Kathu in Northern Cape and Vryburg in the North West province respectively.
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