Eskom veteran Monde Bala has been appointed as CEO of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), effective October 1, having served in the position on an interim basis for the past two months. Bala took over from Segomoco Scheepers, who played a central role during the separation of the NTCSA from the rest of Eskom, and who will retire from the State-owned entity at the end of December.