Structure of the report

This report focuses on certain aspects of Eskom’s performance during the year to 31 March 2014 and is structured as follows:

Leadership and corporate governance: Reports on the composition of the board and the executive management committee. It reviews the board committees and initiatives designed to ensure good governance and statutory compliance. This section should be read in conjunction with the corporate governance section in the integrated report (refer page 65 of the integrated report).

Line divisions: Discusses the performance of Eskom’s line divisions – Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Group Customer Services, for the year to 31 March 2014, including operating highlights, challenges and future focus areas.

Service functions: Discusses the operating highlights, challenges and future focus areas of Eskom’s various service functions, including Group Capital, Group Technology and Commercial, Human Resources and Finance.

Strategic functions: Presents an overview of Eskom’s strategic functions.

Subsidiary companies: Presents a brief overview of the mandate and current role of Eskom’s subsidiaries – Eskom Enterprises SOC Limited group, Escap SOC Limited, Eskom Finance Company SOC Limited group and the Eskom Development Foundation NPC.

Appendices: Provides a 10-year statistical overview, as well as information on Eskom’s electricity assets and customers.