--- title: Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform description: Eskom and Business Leadership South Africa have issued a joint statement resolving a public dispute that erupted in July over grid reform. Both organisations... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-and-business-lobby-call-a-truce-over-grid-reform-px0rfdlep twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform | daily.dev og:description: Eskom and Business Leadership South Africa have issued a joint statement resolving a public dispute that erupted in July over grid reform. Both organisations... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-and-business-lobby-call-a-truce-over-grid-reform-px0rfdlep og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PX0rfdlep.png og:image:alt: Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Eskom and Business Leadership South Africa have issued a joint statement resolving a public dispute that erupted in July over grid reform. Both organisations now back the plan for an independent transmission system operator that owns the transmission assets, an outcome President Ramaphosa approved after the Eskom Restructuring Task Team's first report. The statement papers over earlier disagreement between Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati and BLSA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso, incorporating language about a sequenced process that protects lenders' rights, addressing Eskom CEO Dan Marokane's concerns about cross-default clauses. The task team's second phase is now developing a detailed implementation plan, with the Electricity Regulation Act requiring the independent operator to be in place by 31 December 2029. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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