# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the focus on modernising and transforming South Africa’s energy system is to ensure energy security and provide cheap and clean electricity for all citizens. In his weekly newsletter, he says the country must move away from its century-old reliance on a single utility provider if it hopes to secure an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy future. Ramaphosa has emphasised that transforming the structure of the electricity sector will not mean privatising Eskom, but building a better system.
Ramaphosa says the purpose of the electricity reform is not to privatise Eskom