In 1994, Apartheid ended and the African National Congress won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for All” as part of its
By 1994, South Africa’s coal industry was generating high-quality coal, which was exported mainly to Europe. Exports were dependent on cheap electricity, however, so new power stations were never built. The White Paper was accurate in predicting when the country would run out of power.A shadow state was built, setting its sights on corruptly benefiting from the build. Zuma also concluded a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin to build a fleet of nuclear power stations.
Pravin Gordhan, the minister of public enterprises and main shareholder representative for Eskom, said the solution was the unbundling of Eskom, provided for in the