Eskom

electricity utility in South Africa
Organization business Q1367885
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Eskom

Summary

Eskom is a business[1]. Eskom ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (859 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eskom was a member of Southern African Power Pool[3].
  • Eskom is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Eskom's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Eskom's instance of is recorded as electricity supply company[6].
  • Eskom's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Eskom's instance of is recorded as transmission system operator for electricity[8].
  • Eskom's instance of is recorded as distribution network operator for electricity[9].
  • Eskom's headquarters location is recorded as Sandton[10].
  • Eskom's Commons category is recorded as Eskom[11].
  • Eskom's industry is recorded as energy industry[12].
  • March 1, 1923 marks the founding of Eskom[13].
  • Eskom's official website is recorded as https://www.eskom.co.za[14].
  • Eskom's external data available at URL is recorded as https://services.arcgis.com/YRCamkWhTj3BDxHv/arcgis/rest/services/[15].
  • Eskom's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[16].
  • Eskom's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+321539'}[17].
  • Eskom's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+509399'}[18].

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Founding

March 1, 1923 marks the founding of Eskom[13].

Operations

Eskom's headquarters location is recorded as Sandton[10].

Industry

Eskom's industry is recorded as energy industry[12].

Why It Matters

Eskom ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (859 views/month).[2] Eskom has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Eskom is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . sapp.co.zw. Retrieved . sapp.co.zw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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