Obituary: Ian McRae, the founding father of electricity for all
Former Eskom CEO was an inspirational leader who envisioned a subcontinental grid that would bring electricity to Africa
13 July 2020 - 17:47
The expressive eyebrows that underline the towering forehead were perhaps sparser than 30 years ago, but the piercing blue eyes made his injunctions imperative when Ian McRae met his recent successor earlier this year.
Though his large frame showed the inevitable ravages of age, there was nothing small about Ian Campbell McRae, erstwhile CEO of Eskom (1985-1995) and then founding chair of what is today Nersa, the energy regulator of SA, passing on his vision to current CEO André de Ruyter ..
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