Govt inaction on Treasury’s Eskom report risks Stage 10 load-shedding – IRR’s Endres - Biznews

IRR chief executive John Endres shares his insights, highlighting how government’s inaction on risks identified in the report threatens to expand the R2trn loss which SA’s economy has already suffered.

Those who have studied it say conclusions reached in National Treasury’s 600+ page forensic investigation into Eskom are deeply worrying. Including the immediate threat of an even more desperate electricity shortage should a couple of already dysfunctional water treatment plants tip over the edge. The IRR’s chief executive John Endres shares his insights, highlighting how government’s inaction on risks identified in the report threatens to expand the R2trn loss which SA’s economy has already suffered. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

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Relevant timestamps from the interview

00:00 – Introduction
00:46 – The Institute of Race Relations
02:03 – Eskom report
03:05 – The investigation going forward
03:49 – Is there any information that is redacted in the report?
04:16 – The major conclusions from the report
08:30 – Cadre deployment
10:43 – Good intentions but unforeseen consequences
12:00 – Any urgent actions advised
14:40 – Likelihood of the water treatment plants being addressed
15:28 – Would De Ruyter feel vindicated by this official report?
20:35 – Conclusion

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