Eskom served a notice of intention to interrupt power supply to City of Johannesburg and City Power at certain pre-determined times of day.
Eskom said the parties owe it R4.9 billion, excluding a current account of R1.4bn.In a battle over billing involving billions of rands, Eskom served a notice of intention to interrupt power supply to the City of Johannesburg and City Power at certain pre-determined times of day.
“Despite all the avenues that Eskom explored and efforts to accommodate the CoJ, the matter has reached a point where Eskom can simply no longer afford to accommodate the CoJ without putting further financial strain on and harming its own business,” Mokwena said.This after the High Court ordered the City of Johannesburg and City Power to pay over R1 billion, plus interest accrued, to Eskom for the cost of bulk electricity supply services for March.reported at the time that R1.
“It is for this reason that the CoJ is applying set-off against the monthly bills raised by Eskom, which is contrary to the electricity supply agreement and the agreements reached with its chief financial officer, Rendani Sadiki, and the chief executive officer of City Power, Tshifularo Mashava, and City of Johannesburg management.
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