Eskom has been asked by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown to give municipalities until the end of this month to settle their outstanding debts to the power utility before cutting their power supply. Brown explained that cutting power would...
Municipalities and secondary cities cannot afford for South Africans to directly receive electricity from Eskom. This view comes from Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate and public sector ratings at Global Credit Ratings (GCR), in light of Eskom...
Preferred bidders who have outstanding renewable power purchase agreements with Eskom are entitled to approach a court to enforce the power utility’s signature on the agreement. This is according to senior counsel at South African law firm Webber...
Eskom said it is making some progress with collecting money owed to it by municipalities. Of the 34 municipalities scheduled for supply interruptions during the month of January, Eskom has received payments and signed payment plans with 22...
