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Dianah Motlou, the individual who was in charge of contracts at Kusile, has been implicated in alleged corrupt activities involving Eskom and the Kusile Power Station. MyBroadband reports that Motlou received nearly R50,000 from contractors, toward the school fees of Motlou’s child. One of the contractors entangled in the latest corruption is Tubular Construction Projects. In an earlier interview with BizNews (see below) corruption-buster Paul O’Sullivan told the Power Hour about the company’s involvement with corrupt activity. In April, former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas was arreste...

Load shedding, anyone? “Loadshedding ahead”. Eskom also earlier today announced that it would be implementing another round of “load reduction” across six provinces: Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West. Eskom manager’s bank account frozen In other news, Eskom after a preliminary investigation placed a senior coal procurement manager on suspension “following evidence of corruption involving millions”. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) will launch further investigations. “The SIU investigation revealed the senior manager to be in control o...

Joburg’s plan to take over Eskom areas should remain in the dark, say experts They say the city lacks the competence and financial wherewithal to do so, but the mayor disagrees 04 May 2021 - 20:11 Johannesburg’s plan to take over electricity supply from Eskom-owned areas in the city is a recipe for disaster. This was said by experts on Tuesday after Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo said City Power was exploring the “feasibility of alternative” energy sources to diversify its energy mix... This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered ...

Photo: Michel Bega NATIONAL NEWS - Eskom has conceded that it is difficult to find any contracts at the utility not tainted by corruption, while an independent energy expert maintains the supposed R178 billion in graft uncovered at the company is just a drop in the ocean. Eskom responded to allegations of corruption on Tuesday following revelations that the power utility spent approximately R178 billion on flagged contracts in the past decade. This is after News24 reported that investigations conducted by law firm Bowmans and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found ...

Eskom 15% tariff hike unjustifiable and unfair By Manyane Manyane Share The 15% Eskom electricity tariff increase is unjustifiable and unfair and will cause untold hardship to the millions of unemployed and poor South Africans who may be forced to resort to cheaper but unsafe means of energy such as paraffin and coal. The tariff increases that will be passed on directly to consumers, were effective from April 1 and Eskom cited its huge debt (the entity is owed billions of rands by municipalities) when it applied to the North Gauteng High Court for permission for hikes of more than 15% – ...