BUSINESS DAY TV: Supply is important, not the Eskom board’s CVs
Xolani Mbanga from the Energy Intensive Users Group talks about the appointment of four new directors to Eskom’s board and its new acting CEO, Johnny Dladla
BUSINESS DAY TV: A new board at Eskom and fresh allegations of dubious contracts at the parastatal. Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown added four new directors to Eskom’s board on Friday, rather than opting for an entirely new board as many had expected. And it will be the board’s job to ensure contracts, such as the one that was awarded to Chinese firm Dongfang, despite being more expensive than rival bids, don’t fly below the radar. Xolani Mbanga is the CEO of the Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) and he joins us in studio. Xolani, so, your thoughts on the new board. Are you content with the four members that were added to it or would you have preferred to see an entirely new board at the parastatal? XOLANI MBANGA: Firstly, the EIUG and Eskom are tied or joined at the hip. We use about 40% of Eskom’s energy so it’s important that we see stability within the board. So we don’t have a problem with the current four members. We, however, think that the minister can add four add...
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