South Africa is enduring a decades-long energy crisis. This has been caused by the ongoing problems at the country’s state-owned energy provider, Eskom. Can Eskom be fixed? In this episode of the ‘Solutions With David Ansara’ podcast, the Centre for Risk Analysis’s David Ansara speaks with Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter, about how to restore South Africa’s energy security. De Ruyter and Ansara discuss why he took on the role of Eskom CEO and what he found when he started the job. They talk about Eskom’s severe capacity constraints and financial problems; the potential for private electricity generation; renewable energy vs. coal; recent acts of sabotage; and the future of nuclear energy.

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David Ansara is the Chief Executive of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), a classical liberal think tank headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. David has 15 years’ experience working for think tanks, consultancies and trade associations. He is a strong advocate for individual liberty and market-based approaches to public policy. David holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Cape Town.