Eskom's a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act (1922). It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM). The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and the company's now known as Eskom. The utility's the largest producer of electricity in Africa,'s among the top seven utilities in the world in terms of generation capacity and amo… (More on Eskom)