The City of Johannesburg and City Power were ordered to pay over R1 billion, plus interest accrued, to Eskom for the cost of bulk electricity
City Power has been granted leave to appeal a Johannesburg High Court ruling in favour of Eskom. Picture: Roodepoort Record
In June 2024, the High Court ordered the City of Johannesburg and City Power were ordered to pay over R1 billion, plus interest accrued, to Eskom for the cost of bulk electricity supply services for March.The Citizen at the time reported R1.073 billion, including interest was due for the unpaid electricity account after Eskom approached the court in May in an attempt to get the regional power utility to settle its debt.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the utility maintained that critical aspects of the evidence were not fully considered by the court in reaching its conclusion and reserved the right to appeal the judgement.
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