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1. Eskom

   Eskom Hld SOC Ltd or Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM). Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, and was among the top utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and sales. It is the largest of South Africa's state owned enterprises. Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Matimba Power Station and Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Kusile Power Station in Witbank, Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions, and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa, amounting to ~45% used in Africa, and emits 42% of South Africa's total greenhouse gas emissions. By releasing 1.6 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the air in 2019, Eskom is also the largest emitter of sulfur dioxide in the power industry in the world. In 2019, it was announced that Eskom was to be split up into three distinct nationally owned entities due to huge debts and poor reliability of supply.At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a deal was announced for developed countries to fund South Africa's transition from coal power to renewable energy. However, employment in the mining sector threatens this transition.

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1. ESKOM

   Eskom is a South African state-owned electricity utility company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to South Africa and other African countries. It is responsible for the majority of the electricity supply in South Africa and plays a vital role in maintaining the country's power infrastructure.

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1. Eskom

   Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act. It was founded by a parliamentary act, namely the Electricity Act of 1922, which allowed the Electricity Control Board to appoint Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl as the Chairman of the Board. The company was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie. The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and the company is now known as Eskom. Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African Power Pool. The utility is the largest producer of electricity in Africa, is among the top seven utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and among the top nine in terms of sales. Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eskom in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eskom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Eskom in a Sentence

1. Michelle Koyama:

   Despite the government promising to provide the people of South Africa with affordable electricity, many of them can not afford Eskom's coal-powered electricity -- the costs of which continue to escalate, ironically the same communities who live next door to these coal plants, and have to suffer their impacts daily, do not have reliable, affordable electricity in their homes.

2. Chief Executive Brian Molefe:

   It will have operational consequences, we will do our best to minimise the risk of load shedding, striking a balance with Eskom's already depleted balance sheet.

3. Brian Molefe:

   We do not think that Eskom is about to be declared bankrupt or insolvent.

4. Pavel Mamai:

   The government needs to understand that if it wants these companies to be run properly, then it needs to create an environment where the new CEOs can function, the CEO changes make the task of fixing Eskom and SAA more urgent.

5. Kevin Sneader:

   The fee was weighted towards recovering our investment rather than being in line with Eskom's situation. In that context the fee was too large.

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