The Test of Leadership: 50 Years in the Electricity Supply Industry of South Africa

The Test of Leadership : 50 Years in the Electricity Supply Industry of South Africa

Condition: ; Excellent (EX)

Author: Ian McRae

Format: Hardcover

ISBN10: 0620357932

At this time of power shortages, plant outages, rolling blackouts and load shedding, it is particularly appropriate and timeous that a book by the man who was known as "Mr. Electricity" in South Africa Dr. Ian McRae should be published.

Dr. McRae oversaw the construction of Eskom's current fleet of power stations, as head of its Central Generation Undertaking from 1971 to 1977, head of operations from 1977 to 1980, head of engineering from 1980 to 1984, and chief executive from 1985 to 1994. This construction included all the major Eskom "six-pack" coal-fired power stations (Kriel, Matla, Duvha, Tutuka, Lethabo, Mathimba, Kendal and Majuba), the hydro-electric power stations (Gariep, Vanderkloof and Cahora Bassa), the pumped storage power stations (Drakensburg and Palmiet), and the Koeberg nuclear power station in South Africa.