Problems at the state-owned electricity generator go to the very heart of South Africa's economy.
He said he did not immediately report the incident to the police but did so once it became clear that it was going to find its way into the public domain.'Organised crime infiltrated company'
He has suggested that crime syndicates have been looting both coal and spare parts from the company's power plants, as well as deliberately sabotaging power stations to win maintenance and repair work. This led to clashes with Gwede Mantashe, the energy minister, who has publicly accused Eskom of"actively agitating for the overthrow of the state" and particularly when Mr de Ruyter called for a lifting of the cap that limits the proportion of electricity generated from renewables.
He told the FT in the same interview:"One of the reasons why there is this animosity towards renewables is that I think it's very difficult to steal sun and wind."
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