Eskom’s return to profitability and more than 460 days without load shedding raise questions about the urgency of government’s plan to separate its transmission assets. The restructuring should strengthen South Africa’s energy security, not weaken a utility that is finally showing signs of recovery.

Eskom’s return to profitability and more than 460 days without load shedding raise questions about the urgency of government’s plan to separate its transmission assets. The…

Eskom’s return to profitability raises serious questions about whether breaking up the power utility remains in the public interest, particularly for poor and rural communities.