Alex Phakati

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. operates as a holding company. The firm generates, transmits and distributes electricity to local industrial, mining, commercial, agricultural, redistributors and residential customers, and to international customers in southern Africa. It operates through the following segments: Generation; Transmission; Distribution; Energy Purchases/Sales; Group customer services; Group capital; and All other segments. The Generation segment consists of the generation and primary energy functions. The Transmission segment consists of the transmission grids and the integrated demand management functions. The Distribution segment consists of nine provincial operating units, which provide, operate and maintain the distribution network for distributing electricity. The Energy Purchases/Sales segment consists of the southern African energy and energy planning and market development segments. The Group customer services segment consists of the customer service function that sells electricity to local large power users and local small power users. The Group capital segment engages in planning, development and monitoring of all capital projects and the execution of significant capital projects. The All other segment relates to operating segments which are below the quantitative thresholds for determining a reportable segment. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.