De Ruyter’s comments “inferred, if not directly represented, that Karpowership is corrupt,” the company said in a statement sent to Bloomberg.
“Karpowership unequivocally and unconditionally denies any allegations of impropriety on its part and rejects and dismisses insinuations of corruption.”
While he was due to leave at the end of March, Eskom’s board asked him to leave the day after the interview was broadcast.De Ruyter didn’t immediately respond to an email and text message from Bloomberg seeking a response. The government’s decision to award Karpowership the bulk of the emergency tender met stiff opposition from climate activists and other civil society organisations because of the cost of the 20-year contract and the potential environmental impact the three power plants would have.
The Turkish company said the government would be paying for the power and not the assets, and it was assuming all of the risk as it would need to meet strict performance requirements.
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