Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko gets solar licence in Zimbabwe
Harare says it is not worried by allegations involving Koko at SA’s power utility
22 July 2019 - 20:04
Harare — Zimbabwe has awarded controversial former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko a deal to build a 100MW solar power plant, with energy minister Fortune Chasi saying Harare is not concerned about allegations involving Koko at SA’s power utility.
Reports in March said Koko had been accused of promising Swiss-based engineering giant ABB future contracts worth R6.5bn if it subcontracted work at the Kusile power station to Impulse International, a company partially owned by his stepdaughter, Koketso Choma. ..
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