The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R40-billion was lost in overpayments
More than 20 Eskom employees involved in the value chain of awarding or managing five contracts have been referred to the National Prosecuting Authority , the Special Investigations Unit and the police’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, the Hawks for criminal investigation and prosecution, as well as civil recovery of monies lost by Eskom in the past.
The ongoing investigations into “red-flagged” capital projects undertaken by Eskom in the past has uncovered the overpayment to contractors in five projects. The information is in a progress report to Parliament on investigations by the SIU, law firm Bowman Gilfillan and Eskom’s internal forensic division into contracts issued by the power utility.
“The investigations by the SIU, Bowman Gilfilan, and Eskom into these overpayments to the contractors involved is ongoing and is not complete at this stage,” the letter said. “Eskom has initiated the re-evaluation of the previously approved extension of time with forensic planning experts to ascertain actual entitlement. The findings in this regard will inform the SIU’s civil claim proceedings.”
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