Eskom appoints Group Executive for Strategic Delivery

Eskom has announced a new executive appointment to align its execution capability and capacity to prepare for a competitive marketplace with the appointment of Alfred Seema.

Eskom Group Chief Executive (GCE) Dan Marokane announced the appointment of Seema as Eskom Group Executive for Strategic Delivery from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of Vice President for Gas Sourcing and Business Development. 

According to the State-owned power utility, Seema brings to Eskom over 25 years of experience in gas and associated project development and execution, as well as strong programme management skills. 

He has been described as a seasoned strategist and executive with an impressive track record in the energy and petrochemical sectors, most of which were spent at Sasol and Petro SA.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Seema holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), a BCom Finance degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa), and a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School, a leading triple-accredited business school part of the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. 

“We are bringing in some new skills at the executive level, to guide our teams in the business so we can execute faster and more efficiently. 

“We’ve moved at pace to close critical positions at Eskom, and I am again impressed with the volume and calibre of applicants who were willing to be associated with our brand and chose to work for Eskom and the country,” Marokane said.

Delivering on the strategic initiatives, Eskom announced in June that over the next 36 months, it will pursue its strategy across several key initiatives to deliver value. 

These include:
•    Increasing the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) to 70% in the next 12 to 36 months.
•     Returning more than 2.5GW in capacity to the grid by March 2025 and developing an executable initial pipeline of at least 2GW of clean energy projects by 2026. 
•    Re-baselining the cost trajectory and improving efficiencies.
•    Advocating and pursuing a sustainable solution to municipality debt.
•     Delivering the unbundling of the Distribution and Generation divisions.
•    Accelerating the implementation of initiatives to enable a Just Energy Transition.

Eskom said it will continue to focus on implementing generation recovery, strengthening governance, and tackling crime and corruption while futureproofing the organisation to enable energy security, growth, and long-term sustainability to benefit South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. – SAnews.gov.za