Eskom orders 15 000 rounds of 9mm bullets to protect power station | Fin24
Eskom has said there is nothing unusual about a tender for 15 000 rounds of 9mm bullets for Grootvlei power station, as the order is an annual occurrence and the ammunition is used for shooting training by security personnel under the National Key Points act.
On Monday the power utility published a request for quotation for the delivery of 15 000 rounds of 9mm ammunition to the coal-fired power station near Balfour in Mpumalanga. The tender also asks for a quotation for the supply 3 000 rounds of 12 gauge AAA ammunition for shotguns. The closing date for is November 8.
"The National Key Point procedure requires security personnel to get assessed according to Regulation 79 annually," said Eskom."The ammunition is required for shooting training and assessment of all Security personnel on annual basis."
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