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Mr Jan H Smith succeeded Dr R L Straszacker as Chairman of Escom in 1980. Escom launched an unprecedented expansion programme in the eighties. The planned erection of more giant power stations in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State (now known as the Free State) was announced.

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Tutuka power station

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Lethabo power station

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Matimba power station

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Kendal power station

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Majuba power station

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Palmiet power station

Tutuka, Lethabo, Matimba, Kendal and Majuba coal-fired power stations started to take shape in their respective locations. Escom announced that Palmiet, another pumped storage scheme, was to be built at Grabouw in the Western Cape.

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A comprehensive training college was built in Midrand, close to Johannesburg. Escom expanded distribution and transmission systems. Following the appointment of Dr John B Maree as Chairman in 1985, Escom was restructured to meet the electricity demands of a changing South Africa. The Electricity Supply Commission (Escom) was replaced by an Electricity Council (appointed by Government) with a Management Board appointed by the Electricity Council. In 1987, Escom was renamed Eskom.
	The Escom College

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The logo that was introduced in 1987

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