POLITICS

Eskom had 107 contracts for fuel and diesel last year - Lynne Brown

Minister says overall SOE engaged private contractors in 378 contracts of R10m+ in 2014/2015

DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION No: 1586

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 APRIL 2015

1586. Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

Whether she can furnish information with regard to the (a) number of private contractors that Eskom has engaged for contracts higher than R10 million in the 2014-15 financial year and (b) types of specialist work such contractors are engaged with?  NW1799E

REPLY:

(a) The total number of private contractors that Eskom has engaged for contracts higher than R10 million in the 2014-15 year is 378.

(b)  The majority of the contractors mentioned in (a) provide services in more than one type of specialised work. The different categories of specialist work are:

Contract description summary

Number of Contracts

Fleet Services

7

General Services

188

Generation Maintenance

87

Information Technology

9

Fuel and Diesel

107

Commodities

68

Professional fees

48

Capital spend (new build & refurbishment)

7

Other Coal

1

Independent Power Producers

33

Nuclear

2

Strategic Primary Energy Coal

9

Distribution Wires Business

7

Distribution Spend

7

 

580

Issued by Parliament, June 9 2015