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Eskom Group Chief Executive (GCE) Dan Marokane has announced a further new executive appointment to align its executive execution capability and capacity to prepare for a competitive marketplace.

Mr Alfred Seema joins as Eskom Group Executive for Strategic Delivery from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of Vice President for Gas Sourcing and Business Development. Alfred brings to Eskom over 25 years of experience in gas and associated project development and execution, as well as strong programme management skills. He is a seasoned strategist and executive with an impressive track record in the energy and petrochemical sectors, the majority of which was spent at Sasol and Petro SA.

“We are bringing in some new skills at the executive level, to guide our teams in the business so we can execute faster and more efficiently. We’ve moved at pace to close critical positions at Eskom, and I am again impressed with the volume and calibre of applicants who were willing to be associated with our brand and chose to work for Eskom and the country,” stated Marokane.

Delivering on the strategic initiatives

In June, Eskom announced that over the next 36 months it will pursue its strategy across a number of key initiatives to deliver value. These include:

• Increasing the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) to 70% in the next 12 to 36 months.
• Returning more than 2.5GW in capacity to the grid by March 2025 and developing an executable initial pipeline of at least 2GW of clean energy projects by 2026. 
• Re-baselining the cost trajectory and improving efficiencies.
• Advocating and pursuing a sustainable solution on municipality debt.
• Delivering the unbundling of the Distribution and Generation divisions.
• Accelerating the implementation of initiatives to enable a Just Energy Transition.

Eskom will continue to focus on implementing generation recovery, strengthening governance and tackling crime and corruption, while future-proofing the organisation to enable energy security, growth, and long-term sustainability to the benefit of South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

Issued by Eskom