Eskom Plant Closure Worsens Power Cuts Amid Nepotism Concern

  • General Manager Odendaal suspended after brother won tender
  • Camden plant is shut as country suffers from power outages
Eskom logo on a maintenance truck door in South Africa.Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s own mishandling of a repair contract led to the closure of its Camden power plant, a move that worsened power cuts by South Africa’s near-monopoly electricity provider, the company said.