Bheki Nxumalo
Group Executive: Generation, Eskom Generation
Bheki Nxumalo is Group Executive: Generation of Eskom Generation, in the role since April 2023.
Eskom Generation runs the utility's power stations and carries the load-shedding recovery plan. Under Nxumalo the year-to-date Energy Availability Factor reached 68.1% by October 2026.
In the job
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Eskom reported that it had met 2026 winter demand in full, with the year-to-date Energy Availability Factor at 67.79% and diesel expenditure down by R4.84 billion. Source
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Eskom reported a year-to-date Energy Availability Factor of 68.1% and a R4.81 billion drop in diesel spending compared with the same period a year earlier. Source
Career before
- Power station manager at two Eskom power stations
- General manager, Kusile Power Station, Eskom
- Group Executive for Generation and Group Capital (brief stint), Eskom
- Chief executive officer, Eskom Enterprise and Eskom Rotek Industries
Education
National Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Mangosuthu University of Technology; National Higher Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Vaal University of Technology; MBA, North-West University
Sources
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