In contrast to the previous year, Eskom was on the path to total recovery. A net profit of R3.6 billion had been posted in contrast to the loss of R9.7 billion posted in 2008/09. However, Eskom cautioned that it was still faced with substantial challenges. In the past year there had been no load shedding and the power supply had been delivered throughout the Soccer World Cup. There was also a positive reserve margin, and significant funding had been secured to finance the capacity expansion programme at Medupi and Kusile, as well as renewable energy development.