SA's electricity crisis | Makwana: Five names on Eskom CEO shortlist

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom board chair Mpho Makwana has recommitted his board to support the work of the executives at the power utility.

Eskom and the Presidential Energy Crisis Committee are hosting a demand management Indaba.

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Some of the country’s biggest energy users are there.

Makwana says their priority is to fix the system for improved availability.

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"We've been quite advanced in the shortlisting on the new CEO of Eskom, such that we now have a short list of five candidates," Makwana said.

"There's meetings related to that that I've got to attend to.

"From a board perspective, we see this as part of a broader turnout programme we announced earlier this year."