EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland has said that Eskom suspending power cuts before the election is not an electioneering move by the ANC. Instead, political pressure resulted in fixing Eskom and improving its performance.
However, Eskom’s break in rotational power cuts also happened just weeks before the general elections. It raised suspicions of political interference.to power its open-cycle gas turbines, helping close the electricity generation gap. “A company like Eskom, with thousands and thousands of employees of all different persuasions, makes it very unlikely, if not impossible, to sustain a secret conspiracy of this nature.”However, he does think the elections had something to do with Eskom’s recent change in behaviour and improved performance.
When asked whether the electricity supplier is also maintaining its infrastructure, Yelland said that Eskom has shown improvement.