Eskom Just Made a Massive Profit – But What Does that Mean for South Africans?

Eskom Doubles Profit After Ending South African Power Outages

South Africa’s state power utility more than doubled its full-year profit after ending outages that hobbled economic growth, and is now targeting slumping electricity sales in the next phase of its turnaround.

Eskom just made a massive profit – But what does that mean for South Africans?

Eskom has reported a major profit for 2026. But what exactly does that mean for electricity supply and South African consumers?

Eskom more than doubles profit to R30.3 billion - Inside Politics

By Thebe Mabanga Power utility Eskom has more than doubled its profit from a restated R14 billion to R30.3 billion, delivering a second consecutive profitable year, as operational performance improved and the utility outlined plans to invest R343 billion over the next five years. Eskom said underlying primary energy costs fell by R11.5 billion after excluding the impact of the fuel levy, while reduced reliance on diesel-fired generation cut expe…

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The power utility attributed its improved performance to a sharp focus on systems recovery.

Eskom doubles annual profit to R30.3 billion for 2nd consecutive year in the black

Eskom reports R30.3 billion profit for FY 2026, crediting recovery and cost discipline, as municipal debt rises to R111.6 billion amid audit concerns.

Eskom posts R30bn net profit but debt, municipal arrears remain threats

Eskom has reported a sharp improvement in its financial and operational performance, posting a net profit of R30.3-billion for the year ended