Embattled power utilityEskomreportedly won a judgement against a local municipality, Emfuleni.
According to reports, the judgement was for R1.3 billion.
This was due as the municipality had not paid for bulk electricity services.
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This number includes the municipality’s recent bill of R385 million which is due on 2 September.
According toNews24, the utility stated that other municipalities in Gauteng have poor records of payment.
Mokwena spoke about attaching and transferring Emfuleni’s infrastructure in terms of electricity.
Eskom has won a R1.3 billion judgement against the Emfuleni Municipality. Image: Jens Büttner/picture allianceSource: Getty Images
This follows news that the utility moved on to a programme that would disconnect the electricity.
Source: Briefly News
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