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Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office briefing
6 Mar 2018
The Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office’s briefing focussed on five key aspects - policy and planning aspects, its mandate, energy procurement, measures that supported the government’s national agenda and the future plans for the Office.
South Africa’s IPP procurement programme was informed by global, regional and local policy considerations. Global ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Abram Masango
28 Feb 2018
The Committee was supposed to hear evidence from former SAA Board Chairperson, Ms Dudu Myeni. However, she informed the Committee Secretary via SMS that she was waiting to be guided by her lawyer on how to respond to the invitation by Parliament, look at the legalities of coming to the ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: G9 Consulting Services
27 Feb 2018
Document awaited: Opening statement by Rajie Murugan – G9 Group [please email info@pmg.org.za if you have the document
G9 Consulting Services appeared at the Inquiry and spoke on the findings and recommendations of its investigation at Eskom. The G9 investigation dealt with Eskom payments made to McKinsey and Trillian, which ...
Energy
Minister of Energy Mahlobo on Department Performance
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Energy, David Mahlobo, spoke about the performance of the Department for Quarter 2 and 3 (June to December 2017). There have been delays with the finalisation of the renewable energy independent producers contracts for Bid Windows 3.5 and 4. The Minister had signed a Section 34 declaration ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Exxaro
14 Feb 2018
The Committee heard evidence from the Exxaro CEO about its relationship with Eskom; cost plus mines versus commercial mines; and prejudice to Exxaro cost plus mines by Eskom.
The Exxaro CEO categorically denied Eskom making prepayments to any mines, and certainly not cost plus mines as had been stated by ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Ben Martins
31 Jan 2018
Deputy Minister for Public Enterprises, Mr Ben Martins, in his testimony, disputed Eskom’s suspended head of legal Ms Suzanne Daniels’s claim that the two had a meeting with Mr Duduzane Zuma, Mr Salim Essa and Mr Ajay Gupta at Melrose Arch on July 29, 2017. Mr Martins said that on ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Lucky Montana
30 Jan 2018
The Eskom Inquiry heard a submission from Mr Lucky Montana, former CEO of State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), Prasa. Mr Montana stated that he had been called to give evidence at the inquiry following the media briefing that Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises and former Minister of Transport, Ben Martins, convened in ...
Public Enterprises
State-Owned Companies’ governance challenges: Minister’s progress report
30 Jan 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met with the Minister of Public Enterprises and the leadership of state-owned companies (SOCs) to discuss the progress made in addressing the governance challenges they were encountering.
The Minister of Public Enterprises had a direct and stern message for the boards of SOCs -- ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: Matshela Koko
24 Jan 2018
Mr Matshela Koko, Eskom Group Executive: Generation at Eskom and former Acting CEO, has worked for Eskom for 23 years although he has been on suspension a number of times and came close to being fired in 2011. He was put on special leave in May 2017 and later suspended ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Anoj Singh
23 Jan 2018
Documents handed out: Mr Matshela Koko letter to DMR Director General about a cash injection for Tegeta; Eskom Assurance and Forensic memo on McKinsey & Company’s Top Engineering programme 6/11/2015; Dale Siekart email to Laher, Mokatle, Govender and Tsholanku; Internal Audit report 611/2015; Eskom Legal and Compliance memo 22/08/17 [Documents were not provided]
Mr Anoj Singh, ...