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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. – Michelle Koyama	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If Ramaphosa does not come up with a solution to this crisis soon, there is a good chance Moody's will remove South Africa's last investment-grade credit rating, eskom is the biggest issue hanging over financial markets, and there won't be a happy ending unless there is a significant capital injection from somewhere. – Nigel Rendell	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
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. – Pavel Mamai	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
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. – Kevin Sneader	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I have been assured by the (Eskom) Chief Executive Officer and the entire management that there will never be load-shedding again. – President Jacob Zuma	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Eskom coal costs have been growing above inflation levels. – Lynne Brown	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Eskom's application, if approved in its entirety, would have seen electricity tariffs climb by as much as 16.6 percent, south Africa's electricity system remains extremely tight and, therefore, further electricity supply cuts later this year are not out of the question. – Jeffrey Schultz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
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. – Chief Executive Brian Molefe	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The directors of Optimum are of the view that if the supply agreement with Eskom can be renegotiated, there is a reasonable prospect of rescuing Optimum. – The London-listed company	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Eskom's financial position does not allow us to waive penalties or renegotiate contracts simply because of the sake of rescuing a particular mine. We are not in the business of rescuing mines. – Chief Executive Brian Molefe	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We will be engaging with rating agencies to find out what it is they would like to see for Eskom to be re-rated investment grade, and we will do everything that they say we should do to bring it back. – Brian Molefe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We do not think that Eskom is about to be declared bankrupt or insolvent. – Brian Molefe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In addition, the Treasury has made a commitment to give Eskom about 23 billion (rand) which I believe will be given in two tranches during this financial year, we do not think that Eskom is about to be declared bankrupt or insolvent. – Brian Molefe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I am very worried because Eskom is a strategic asset, all of our lives depend on it. – Public Enterprises Lynne Brown	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The ramifications to the South African rating are significant ... given our government's insistence on backing them by underwriting their funding requirements, eskom as junk is but a. – Warrick Butler	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is a growing sense of frustration among developers as we negotiate with Eskom and government on grid upgrades and how it is financed, if everybody has to wait for three to five years for a grid connection, South Africa will lose investment. The longer you wait the more expensive it becomes. – Jack Zhao	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We believe selling non-core assets would merely be a quick fix for Eskom when in fact the underlying problems are not being addressed, the government should be looking to sell off portions of Eskom ownership rather than other assets and trying to patch up holes. – Sean McCalgan	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

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.

– Michelle Koyama

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If Ramaphosa does not come up with a solution to this crisis soon, there is a good chance Moody's will remove South Africa's last investment-grade credit rating, eskom is the biggest issue hanging over financial markets, and there won't be a happy ending unless there is a significant capital injection from somewhere.

– Nigel Rendell

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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.

– Pavel Mamai

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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.

– Kevin Sneader

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I have been assured by the (Eskom) Chief Executive Officer and the entire management that there will never be load-shedding again.

– President Jacob Zuma

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Eskom coal costs have been growing above inflation levels.

– Lynne Brown

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Eskom's application, if approved in its entirety, would have seen electricity tariffs climb by as much as 16.6 percent, south Africa's electricity system remains extremely tight and, therefore, further electricity supply cuts later this year are not out of the question.

– Jeffrey Schultz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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.

– Chief Executive Brian Molefe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The directors of Optimum are of the view that if the supply agreement with Eskom can be renegotiated, there is a reasonable prospect of rescuing Optimum.

– The London-listed company

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Eskom's financial position does not allow us to waive penalties or renegotiate contracts simply because of the sake of rescuing a particular mine. We are not in the business of rescuing mines.

– Chief Executive Brian Molefe

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We will be engaging with rating agencies to find out what it is they would like to see for Eskom to be re-rated investment grade, and we will do everything that they say we should do to bring it back.

– Brian Molefe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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

– Brian Molefe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In addition, the Treasury has made a commitment to give Eskom about 23 billion (rand) which I believe will be given in two tranches during this financial year, we do not think that Eskom is about to be declared bankrupt or insolvent.

– Brian Molefe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I am very worried because Eskom is a strategic asset, all of our lives depend on it.

– Public Enterprises Lynne Brown

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The ramifications to the South African rating are significant ... given our government's insistence on backing them by underwriting their funding requirements, eskom as junk is but a.

– Warrick Butler

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is a growing sense of frustration among developers as we negotiate with Eskom and government on grid upgrades and how it is financed, if everybody has to wait for three to five years for a grid connection, South Africa will lose investment. The longer you wait the more expensive it becomes.

– Jack Zhao

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We believe selling non-core assets would merely be a quick fix for Eskom when in fact the underlying problems are not being addressed, the government should be looking to sell off portions of Eskom ownership rather than other assets and trying to patch up holes.

– Sean McCalgan

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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