In a major escalation over unpaid debt, Eskom has warned it may soon start interrupting power supply to Joburg.
and its electricity utility City Power telling them that it will commence cutting power to South Africa’s largest city and economic heartland if the city doesn’t settle its bills.”, Eskom said. Any such move could, however, seriously harm South Africa’s economy as Joburg is the country’s economic hub and richest city.
A final decision on whether Eskom will proceed with the interruption will be communicated … on 12 December Eskom said that on Friday it will issue a public notice inviting interested parties to submit written representations “indicating why Eskom should or should not proceed to interrupt electricity supply” to Joburg.
“In terms of the constitution and the intergovernmental relations framework, the CoJ is supposed to cooperate and assist Eskom with fulfilling its mandate of ensuring that citizens have access to affordable electricity. The CoJ has breached these obligations by not paying Eskom for the bulk electricity it supplies, making it almost impossible for Eskom to fulfil its mandate.”
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