Eskom misled Treasury to extend Tegeta contract, StateCaptureInquiry hears
Johannesburg - The Zondo commission has heard how Eskom mislead National Treasury in order to extend its coal supply with Gupta-linked Tegeta which cost an additional R2.9 billion.
The report found that the sulphur levels contained in the coal were of concern. The report advised that Eskom should not accept coal until more tests were done. Earlier, Opperman told the commission that he was called by former Eskom executive Matshela Koko who pressured him to accept substandard coal supplied from Tegeta's Brakfontein mine.
He told the commission that he made it clear to Tegeta that he would not accept the stock as it did not meet the standards. "I received a phone call from Mr Koko asking me that I must please engage the Majuba power station to accept this product. I engaged by senior Mr Ncube on what I must I do because this was an instruction that I must perform outside of the mandate of the contract. He encouraged me to engage the power station. I drafted a follow-up email that would support the dispatch of coal from Brakfontein to Majuba.
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