Dan Marokane

Group Chief Executive, Eskom

Dan Marokane is Group Chief Executive of Eskom, in the role since March 2024.

Eskom is South Africa's state-owned electricity utility. Under Marokane it reported a profit of R30.35 billion for the year to March 2026 and passed 365 consecutive days without load-shedding in May 2026.

In the job

  1. Eskom reached 365 consecutive days without load-shedding. Source

  2. Eskom appointed Junaid Munshi, a telecoms executive, as group executive for distribution from 1 June 2026. Source

Career before

  1. Vice president of operations, PetroSA
  2. 2010-2015Senior executive (Group Technology, Group Commercial and Group Capital), Eskom
  3. Energy and infrastructure advisor
  4. Chief business transformation officer, then interim chief executive, Tongaat Hulett

Education

BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, University of Cape Town; MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London

Sources

  1. miningindaba.com
  2. sanews.gov.za
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. dailyinvestor.com
  5. itweb.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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