LETTER: All Eskom giant’s efforts have been undone
Former CEO Ian McRae passed on just as rolling blackouts and power shortages resumed
14 July 2020 - 19:32
I was profoundly saddened to hear that former Eskom CEO Dr Ian McRae had died. His motto was “electricity for all”, and this drive for social and economic development with his promotion of equal opportunity for all — at the height of the apartheid era — set him apart.
McRae had an enormous transformation impact on the SA energy industry, and as a consequence on the industry throughout Southern Africa. He was a gentle soul despite his towering presence, and he turned Eskom into the world’s best electricity company, with the cheapest rates at that time, according to Time magazine...
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