StateCaptureInquiry: The Zondo commission has heard how Tegeta only paid R254 million of the R2.1 billion coal penalty which it was fined by Eskom for poor coal quality.
Johannesburg - The Zondo commission has heard how Gupta-owned Tegeta only paid R254 million of the R2.1 billion coal penalty which it was fined by Eskom for poor coal quality.
Nagar said he had some reservations about signing the memo as he had agreed that the original amount of the fine of R2.1 billion was correct. He took the commission through spreadsheets explaining how the calculations were decided. "On April 13 I received a call from Miss Naidoo. She instructed us to make a payment that was approved by the tender board committee. I told her we need the supporting documents and for the transaction. I also told her that other structures need to be on board to implement the payment," he said. Naidoo then told Nagar that she had already made sure that their structures were in place.
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