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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Eskom has made several significant changes to its leadership in the past 18 months, as some of its previous leaders and managers were in the wrong positions.<\/p>\n

This is feedback from Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati, who told CNBC Africa that the utility\u2019s board has identified five systemic issues within the company.<\/p>\n

One of these systemic issues is the organisational culture, which Nyati described as a \u201cculture that is unhelpful and dysfunctional\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other issues included the utility\u2019s over R400 billion debt, criminality within Eskom, its unreliable operations and leadership instability.<\/p>\n

Nyati focused on the culture at Eskom as the most pervasive issue, as it is a leading cause of other systemic issues.<\/p>\n

In particular, he outlined that when he took over as chairperson of Eskom, there was a shocking lack of leadership abilities and managerial skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found certain cases where leaders were not leading, and managers were not managing. That means we have the wrong people in those positions,\u201d Nyati said.<\/p>\n

He said the utility must get people into key positions who understand Eskom and coal-fired power stations and can lead. \u201cWe want people who have lived in this The chairperson\u2019s comments echo those of the VGBE Energy consultancy group, which produced a detailed report on Eskom\u2019s deteriorating performance.<\/p>\n

The group comprised German engineers with extensive experience running coal-fired power plants and spent four and a half months studying South Africa\u2019s ailing power utility.<\/p>\n

One of the issues they flagged was general incompetence and the lack of ability to implement theoretical knowledge in practice.<\/p>\n

The experts focused on evaluating the competencies of the technical managers, including plant managers, operating managers, maintenance managers, engineering, and outage managers.<\/p>\n

In addition to interviews with management, the assessment also included input from written online tests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe competencies of the technical managers seem to be at a reasonable level, but there is greater potential for improvement,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe repeatedly noticed that there is a high degree of theoretical knowledge. However, the complex management system makes its application very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn general, leadership competencies are not at the required level. In the past, suitable leadership development programmes existed, and these need to be re-established,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n

The report noted that many training programmes, including leadership training, have been delayed for several years or scrapped altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraining should focus on turning skills and knowledge into competencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nyati said these issues are being addressed through the planned introduction of performance incentives to encourage the right behaviour and the removal of incompetent employees.<\/p>\n

After appointing Bheki Nxumalo as head of generation, Eskom \u201creplaced some of the power-station managers who were clearly in the wrong roles\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

He estimated that around 40% to 45% of managers were changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you have a team which is going to build the culture that you are looking for. A culture of accountability. A culture of discipline.\u201dspace,\u201d Nyati said.<\/p>\n

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