Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl FRS was a South African electrical engineer and industrialist and is regarded as one of the greatest South Africans for his contribution to the country's development. He
Hendrik van der Bijl
Collection of early triode vacuum tubes belonging to American inventor Lee De Forest, the inventor of the triode, from 1920 (Picture from: Hendrik van der Bijl "Practical operation of thermionic detectors" in Scientific American )
One of Eskom's coal-fired power stations, Arnot
Rooivalk attack helicopter produced by ARMSCOR
Eskom Hld SOC Ltd or Eskom is a South African state-owned electricity public utility. Eskom was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission. The organization represents South Africa in th
Hendrik van der Bijl
…for his contribution to the country's development. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the South African electricity utility company Eskom and the South African Steel and Iron Corporation ISCOR. Van der Bijl was born on 23 November 1887 in Pretoria to Pieter Gerhard van der Bijl and Hester…
Construction work on the Medupi (pictured) and Kusile coal-fired power stations was started in the 2007-2019 period as part of Eskom's capacity expansion program following the energy crisis.
Eskom Generation's pilot wind farm facility at Klipheuwel in the Western Cape, South Africa
Eskom executives including Phakamani Hadebe (CEO), front row second from the left, and Jan Oberholzer (CTO), front row far left, at a 2019 public forum in Cape Town on Eskom's financial situation