Eskom’s first CEO hailed for his role in creating power supply

Ian McRae, who rose from an apprentice fitter and turner to CEO and chair, has died

The Eskom Megawatt Park headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: WALDO SWIEGERS/BLOOMBERG

Current Eskom CEO André de Ruyter announced on Sunday that McRae had died in the early hours of the morning. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time and we express our condolences on his passing,” said De Ruyter. He commended McRae for “presiding over an extensive construction programme that led to the big power stations that we are all familiar with in SA, being rolled out”.

According to Eskom records, McRae was a signatory to the World Association of Nuclear Operators charter in Moscow in 1989, making Eskom a full member of the association.

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