André Marinus de Ruyter

The JTO was established last year reporting directly to Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter to spearhead the utility's response to the energy transition while upholding its responsibilities to employees and communities dependent on the coal industry...

Mantashe and Eskom chief Andre de Ruyter whom Ramaphosa appointed clashed on several occasions over whether independent producers of renewable energy and self-generators should be exempt from the licensing requirements (AC Vol 60 No 24 Grasping the Eskom nettle)...

If Mboweni is the leader of Ramaphosa's shock troops then Andre de Ruyter the chief executive office of the electricity utility Eskom appointed by the president at Mboweni's recommendation is in operational charge of the battle plan to turn the economy around and pull Eskom and the country out of debt (AC Vol 60 No 24 Grasping the Eskom nettle)...

Reform driveThe key player in the electricity reform is Andre de Ruyter the Afrikaner named in November by Ramaphosa as Eskom's 11th chief executive in ten years (AC Vol 60 No 24 Grasping the Eskom nettle)...

André de Ruyter the new chief executive at Eskom warns it may take two years of rolling power-cuts – now a daily occurrence - to get ahead of maintenance backlogs and ageing power plants...

The optimists also point to the appointment of André de Ruyter the white Afrikaner appointed chief executive of the beleaguered Eskom...

Many saw the appointment as CEO of the little-known André de Ruyter on 18 November after months of delays as a sign that the government was finally ready to take on the thorny problems...