Andre de Ruyter Eskom

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Tito Mboweni backs Andre de Ruyter after clap back to 'armchair ... (TimesLIVE)

Former minister Tito Mboweni has thrown his weight behind Andre de Ruyter after the Eskom CEO clapped back at “armchair critics” of the power utility.

If De Ruyter cant handle the heat...why is he in the kitchen? Can people leave Andre de Ryter and his colleagues to do their work. De Ruyter is correct . He can't be expected to miraculously turn around an entity mismanaged over 15 years. They don’t have to do it. “Can people leave Andre de Ruyter and his colleagues to do their work? They don’t have to do it.

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De Ruyter slams 100MW cap on private power generation (TechCentral)

Government last year lifted the cap on private generation from 1MW to 100MW, below which companies don't need to be licensed. Now Eskom CEO André de Ruyter ...

At this point in time, it’s pretty clear that the lack of electricity supply is a brake on further economic growth,” De Ruyter said. There is “significant appetite” from industry, in particular the mining sector, to build the generation capacity needed to provide security of supply. “The current Nersa process for registration [of projects below 100MW] is pretty much identical to the [full] licensing process.

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