Eskom allegedly owes the City of Johannesburg over R3 billion

Eskom dragged City Power to court to force it to pay R1 billion debt. In turn, the City of Johannesburg says Eskom owes it over R3 billion.

The metro municipality revealed this on Tuesday after Eksom approached the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to force City Power to pay its R1 billion debt. The City of Johannesburg said it is of the firm view that the financial obligations of City Power to Eskom versus the financial commitments of Eskom to the City should be treated in the same manner and symmetrically.

She said the municipality has raised concerns with the national energy supplier that it has been overbilled for the service received each month since 2021. “Eskom is notified as the billing authority in line with provisions of relevant NRS standards, including NRS057. More often than not, the national utility ignores these discrepancies brought to their attention.

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