Eskom can ask for more funds for maintenance, Godongwana says
Finance minister open to helping with additional costs of maintaining and fixing power stations
01 August 2022 - 19:47
UPDATED 01 August 2022 - 22:55
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is open to helping Eskom with funds to increase spending on maintenance of its creaking coal-fired power stations, even though the cash-strapped power utility has not yet approached his department for the money.
“If the need arises [the Treasury] will respond to that,” Godongwana said...
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