Truth to Power
My Three Years Inside Eskom
$46.91
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1900
Summary
When André de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa. Aside from neglected equipment, ageing power stations and an eroded skills base, he discovered that Eskom was crippled by corruption on a staggering scale. Fake fuel oil deliveries at just one power station cost Eskom R100 million per month; kneepads retailing for R150 a pair were purchased for R80 000; billions of rands of equipment supposedly housed in the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776390625 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776390628 |
| Author: | Andre de Ruyter |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1900 |
| Weight: | 406g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 234mm x 215mm |
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About The Author
Andre de Ruyter
André de Ruyter was raised in Bronkhorstspruit and Pretoria. After holding executive positions at Sasol and heading up Nampak, he served as Eskom CEO from January 2020 to February 2023. He remains keenly interested in synchronising economic growth, job creation and environmental benefits through a just energy transition.
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