BY BANELE MAGONGO
MBABANE – The Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) Managing Director Ernest Mkhonta has paid a courtesy visit to his counterpart at Eskom South Africa Dan Marokane who has assumed the position of Eskom Group Chief Executive as of March 2024.
According to information sourced from EEC Facebook page, Mkhonta was accompanied by Legal Counsel and Company Secretary Thabiso Masina visited the CEO as part of strengthening relations between the two entities mainly meant to close out discussions on the operations of the two state-owned companies.
The meeting was held at the Eskom Megawatt Park head office in Sunninghill, Gauteng, South Africa.
“This was a fruitful meeting with the Eskom GCEO, which was meant to strengthen relationships, share resources as well as forge cooperation in terms of technical assistance and training,” said EEC’s Managing Director Ernest Mkhonta.
Mkhonta stated that he believed that Marokane’s visionary leadership would undoubtedly steer Eskom towards greater heights of success and innovation in the energy sector. He indicated that he was particularly excited about the continued and more intimate collaborations and synergies between the two entities.
EEC currently imports about 80 percent of its electricity from neighbouring countries, among which is South Africa, where electricity is generated by Eskom.
Among the issues of discussion at the meeting was EEC’s 25-year Power Supply Agreement with Eskom which will be coming up for renewal in 2025.
