--- title: Eskom’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs description: Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso criticizes Eskom's board for stalling the unbundling of transmission assets into an independent transmission... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Eskom’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs | daily.dev og:description: Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso criticizes Eskom's board for stalling the unbundling of transmission assets into an independent transmission... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/d8F8zQHHh.png og:image:alt: Eskom’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs 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’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso criticizes Eskom's board for stalling the unbundling of transmission assets into an independent transmission system operator, arguing the delay is weaponizing legitimate lender concerns rather than working to resolve them. She contrasts this with union NUM's court challenge to block the reforms and the energy minister's court fight over coal procurement, arguing both distract from real priorities like municipal arrears and launching the wholesale electricity market. She frames the slow-walking as emblematic of a broader national failure to follow through on agreed economic reforms, worsening unemployment and deterring investment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Eskom's board resisting the unbundling of transmission into an independent transmission system operator? Eskom's board is resisting unbundling largely because of concerns from Eskom's lenders, who have billions of rand committed to the utility and do not want its creditworthiness compromised by moving transmission assets off the balance sheet. Critics argue the board is using this real complexity as an excuse to slow-walk reform rather than engaging lenders on possible structures. _Follow daily.dev for context on utility restructuring debates shaping energy infrastructure decisions._ ### What does South Africa's 2025 Integrated Resource Plan say about new coal power generation? The 2025 Integrated Resource Plan includes zero new coal generation, meaning the government has no plans to build new coal power plants. This makes the energy minister's supreme court of appeal challenge over a ruling that blocked new coal procurement seem pointless, since new coal projects are considered unbankable and unlikely to attract financing regardless of the court outcome. _daily.dev helps engineers and analysts track how energy policy shifts affect infrastructure investment._ ### What is the biggest financial threat facing Eskom besides transmission unbundling? The biggest threat to Eskom is R114-billion in municipal arrears that continues to grow, rather than the unbundling of transmission assets. Fixing municipal debt collection is argued to be central to any restructuring process, since Eskom's lenders would not permit an outcome that destroys the utility's viability through unbundling. _daily.dev keeps technologists informed on infrastructure funding risks tied to major utility reforms._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Eskom unbundling U-turn threatens to undo hard-won electricity gains](https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-unbundling-u-turn-threatens-to-undo-hard-won-electricity-gains-pzgvg4zjc) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The grid unbundling finally has a deadline](https://daily.dev/posts/the-grid-unbundling-finally-has-a-deadline-zpsr2rfo3) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform](https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-and-business-lobby-call-a-truce-over-grid-reform-px0rfdlep) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The debate about the grid is over](https://daily.dev/posts/the-debate-about-the-grid-is-over-usamb30au) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Eskom’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T05:36:48.089Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:43:05.515Z","description":"Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso criticizes Eskom's board for stalling the unbundling of transmission assets into an independent transmission...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fef0089787ae2d5b57a3c6498f8c0795?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fef0089787ae2d5b57a3c6498f8c0795?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCentral","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCentral","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--RsqLDZrL--/f_auto/v1717745297/logos/techcentral","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"infrastructure","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCentral","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Eskom’s board is slow-walking the reform South Africa needs"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-s-board-is-slow-walking-the-reform-south-africa-needs-d8f8zqhhh#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why is Eskom's board resisting the unbundling of transmission into an independent transmission system operator?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Eskom's board is resisting unbundling largely because of concerns from Eskom's lenders, who have billions of rand committed to the utility and do not want its creditworthiness compromised by moving transmission assets off the balance sheet. 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