Eskom is looking to make money from data centres, Bitcoin miners and electric vehicle charging stations

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 19 October 2026 at 02:30

Eskom's chief executive told Bloomberg Television the utility has given up on doing everything itself, and wants to sell its spare power to data centres, Bitcoin miners and EV chargers.
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