Eskom has served a notice of intention to interrupt the power supply to the City of Johannesburg in response to a billing dispute involving billions of rands. The City of Johannesburg has not yet paid its massive debt to Eskom, which currently stands at R4.9 billion, excluding an additional R1.4 billion due at the end of November 2024.
Eskom served a notice of intention to interrupt the power supply to the City of Johannesburg in a billing dispute involving billions of rand.After missing the deadline to pay their massive debt to Eskom , City of Johannesburg and City Power have requested an extension.
Eskom said CoJ and/or City Power currently owe Eskom R4.9 billion, excluding a current account of an additional R1.4 billion, which will become due and payable at the end of November 2024.In a briefing on the Key Revision Number prepaid meters programme on Wednesday morning, Ramokgopa said City Power has not yet paid its debt to Eskom in terms of the agreement.
“It’s not a City Power problem, it’s not an Eskom problem, it’s a sector problem. But that sector problem now has evolved to become a sovereign problem. When I say it’s a sovereign problem, is that someone must bail these people out and that person to bail the people out is the fiscus, everyone will be shouting at Minister Godongwana,” Ramokgopa said.
“This extension is part of the agreement reached between Eskom and City Power on 11 November 2024, following a high-level intervention by Minister Ramokgopa and the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, councillor Dada Morero.”Khambane said the intervention aims to resolve a prolonged dispute over the electricity bill, which has caused significant challenges for both organisations and has created uncertainty for the residents of Johannesburg and potential investors.
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