Isikhulu sithi ingxenye yotavatava lwakwa-Eskom yinsehle yokuthunjwa kombuso eqhubekayo
UMtaka ungumbhali wezindaba zamazwe neMeneja kwi-Igunundu Agency.
ISikhulu Esiphezulu sakwa-Eskom u-Andre de Ruyter (osesithombeni) uthe ukuthunjwa kombuso kuseyingxenye yenkampani ephethwe nguHulumeni. Ekhuluma engxoxweni ebibanjwe yi-Ahmed Kathrada Foundation kulobu busuku, ifuna ukuthola isisombululo senkampani ngemuva kombuso, uthe umangele kakhulu ukungabi bikho kokuziphendulela, ukuntuleka kwezinhlaka zokuphatha ezicacile, kanye nokuthunywa okufanele kwenkampani. ngesikhathi eqala ukuthatha isikhundla sokuba yiSikhulu Esiphezulu kwa-Eskom.
“Wonke umbono wokuthi ukugwamandwa kombuso kwaphela ngesikhathi indiza yabakwaGupta isuka eLanseria, kuyinsumansumane. Ukugwamandwa kombuso kanye nemiphumela yakho kusaqhubeka futhi kuseyingxenye yendwangu yalokhu esikubonayo, futhi kuyacaca ukuthi asekhona amanethiwekhi asungulwa ngesikhathi sokugwamandwa kombuso, etshalwe kakhulu ekuqhubekiseni izithelo abazivuna. ngaleso sikhathi.”
Ukuxhaswa kwa-Eskom
Uthi ithimba lezobuchwepheshe elihlanganisa izikhulu zikaHulumeni noNgqongqoshe lizoxoxisana ngezivumelwano zoxhaso lwezimali olunemvume yesimo sezulu lwezigidigidi ezili-R131 ezweni olwamenyezelwa kuCOP26 eGlasgow.
UDe Ruyter uthi amanye amaphrojekthi inhlangano kagesi ebheke ukuwabeka eqhulwini ahlanganisa ukunwetshwa kwengqalasizinda yokudlulisa nokuqinisa ukusatshalaliswa. “Yebo, ukunwetshwa kwegridi yethu yokudlulisa kanye nokuqiniswa kwegridi yethu yokusabalalisa kuyizinyathelo ezibalulekile zokuvumela umthamo owengeziwe wokuphehla futhi ikakhulukazi umthamo wethu wokuphehla okuvuselelekayo ukuthi ungene kugridi ngokushesha okukhulu. Kubalulekile ukusho ukuthi isimemezelo sezepolitiki esenziwe kuCOP26 besiyisimemezelo sezinhlaka ziHahulumeni.”
UDe Ruyter usichithile isimangalo sikaNgqongqoshe Wezimbiwa Namandla uGwede Mantashe sokuthi inkampani kagesi ibambe uhlelo lokuthengwa kukagesi ezimeni eziphuthumayo. Esithangamini nabezindaba, uDe Ruyter udalule ukuthi u-Eskom ubengasiboni isivumelwano sokuthengwa kukagesi ezimeni eziphuthumayo ngakho-ke ubengekho esimweni sokusayina kuso.
UDe Ruyter ubephendula imibuzo ngemibiko yaphambilini ethi uNgqongqoshe usole u-Eskom ngokubambezela uhlelo lokuthengwa kukagesi ophuthumayo okuhlanganisa nohlelo lweKarpowership. “U-Eskom akakawatholi amaphepha okugcina avela ehhovisi le-IPP, ikakhulukazi isivumelwano sokuthengwa kukagesi, futhi kufanele sazi ukuthi yini esiyisayinayo ngaphambi kokuthi sisayine isivumelwano. Kunzima ukusayina isivumelwano ube ungazi ukuthi sibukeka kanjani. Indlela yentengo ephezulu evela kwa-Nersa ayikalungiswa phakathi kwe-Nersa, ihhovisi le-IPP, ne-DMRE.”
Inkampani kagesi ibibhekene nezinselelo zokuhlinzeka ngogesi ngenxa yengqalasizinda egugile.