[LISTEN] Cas Coovadia & chrisyelland believe Eskom's new board may provide required oversight, but that ultimately SA needs a more diversified energy environment & those customers who can, should supplement their energy needs. energycrisis podcast
Thirty members, check; technical expertise, check; union representation, check. These are just some of the boxes that the new Eskom board ticks right now. The board was announced last week Friday, and the addition of several board members with all this technical expertise is the latest move by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration to improve [Eskom’s] performance and improve the dark situation there.
I would say a four for the quality of the board appointments. But I just caution that that is not the solution. Chris, in terms of the role of the customer in this quagmire right now, are you saying essentially the role of customers should be to reduce their dependence on Eskom, their dependence on the grid, to help them do the maintenance and build up this reserve margin? Is that what you’re saying?
I hear you, and I agree. But I just want to talk from a household perspective. I’d love to do what you’re saying. I would. But have you seen the prices out there?