1. (a) The draft report (termed revision 1) of the VGBE Energy Service GmbH’s Independent Assessment of Eskom’s Operational Situation was submitted to the National Treasury on 21 July 2023.
(b) There was no additional mandate given to the consultants beyond the original scope of work that was agreed on which included the following:
(c) The final report (termed revision 2) was submitted to the National Treasury on 01 September 2023.
2. The Minister of Finance is currently engaging with his Cabinet colleagues on the recommendations of the report to agree on the way forward as Eskom is expected to incorporate the findings into its Corporate Plan for 2024/25 financial year as part of the Eskom Debt Relief operational conditions. Once these consultations have been concluded, the conditionalities of its publication will be finalised.