The tender was awarded to Fidelity Services Group using the emergency procurement policy and was initially estimated to cost R500m.
After speculation about possible corruption in the awarding of the tender under emergency procurement, Eskom defended the contract, saying“Across Eskom sites there was daily and monthly monitoring of activities and the payment of invoices over the three months were in line with the contracted services.
“Eskom is aware of the publication on media and internet platforms of unverified messages and claims of corruption and fraud linked to the R500m contract. Given the seriousness of such allegations, Eskom will work with the relevant authorities in any investigation.”
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