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“The minister is tasked to work with the board in implementing the national energy plan. In addition to this intervention is the declaration of National State of Disaster to ensure that there are measured interventions.”Mashatile said the new energy ministry would also work with the National Treasury and municipalities to facilitate payment of outstanding monies owed to Eskom.
As of end of December 2022, municipalities owed Eskom R56.3 billion, “and the debt is rising”, he said. Some of the conditions will include the installation of prepaid meters to correct non-payment and operational practices in the affected municipalities, said Mashatile. “The culture of non-payment, not only by municipalities, but all organs of state and individual households customers is concerning. We cannot over emphasise the need to discourage a culture of non-payment of public services.”The National Treasury is also preparing a municipal finance management act circular dealing with the relief strategy regarding municipal debt owed to Eskom, which is expected to be released later this month, with the implementation expected to start on 1 April, he said.
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