WORLDWIDE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT - CISE

EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920
Work Package: 6
Type of document: Report
Date: 20.12.2007
File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0
Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 321 / 356
With its 359,854 km of power lines, Eskom sell 218,120 GWh to 3,963,164 customers. The
company has a nominal capacity of 42,618 MW and a net maximum capacity of 37,761 MW
and is present in Uganda, Nigeria and Mali (in addition to South Africa).
[A12] Eskom was converted from a statutory body into a public company, Eskom Holdings
Limited, with effect from 1 July 2002. The two-tier governance structure of the Electricity
Council and the Management Board was replaced by a Board of Directors.
The Government of the Republic of South Africa is the sole shareholder of Eskom. The
shareholder representative is the Minister of Public Enterprises.
Eskom has reached its position of supremacy, also thanks to the use of nuclear energy:
[A13] South Africa has two nuclear reactors generating 6% of its electricity. Its first
commercial nuclear power reactor began operating in 1984 and now, government
commitment to the future of nuclear energy is strong.
Eskom supplies about 95% of South Africa's electricity and more than 60% of Africa's. By
2008 regional electricity demand is expected to exceed supply capacity, and SA power
exports are already being curtailed.
In the following Southern Africa grid map, it can be seen the Eskom's electric distribution
network and to notice the nuclear plant situated in the south of the country, in Koeberg.