Roman Crookes

Group Executive: Group Capital, Eskom Group Capital

Roman Crookes is Group Executive: Group Capital of Eskom Group Capital, in the role since November 2024.

Eskom Group Capital runs the utility's capital projects, including the completion of the Kusile and Medupi stations. Crookes previously project-directed the Medupi build up to its first unit and completed a 1 450 MW plant in the Philippines.

In the job

  1. Eskom brought Kusile Unit 6 into commercial operation, completing the station's six-unit, 4 800 MW fleet. Source

Career before

  1. 1999-2016Various roles, Eskom
  2. Project director, Medupi Power Plant Project, Eskom
  3. Construction and commissioning of the GNPD Power Plant, two 725 MW units, Philippines

Education

BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand

Sources

  1. eskom.co.za
  2. businesstech.co.za
  3. eskom.co.za
  4. eskom.co.za

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