# From blackouts to surplus: How Eskom turned South Africa’s power around

https://mins.news/en/video/116927

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-27 05:03 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BDArICtq0Q

> After years of severe power cuts, South Africa’s state utility Eskom has returned to an operational surplus and is maintaining 3 to 5 gigawatts of excess generation capacity, CEO Dan Marokane says. Localized outages persist in Johannesburg as the city works to improve its finances and manage its power network.