Eskom to cut power supply to 20 non-paying municipalities from June 5
10 April 2015 - 15:50
Eskom said on Friday it would cut bulk electricity supply to 20 municipalities which owe the cash-strapped utility 3.68 billion rand in unpaid power bills. "Non-payment for electricity undermines Eskom's statutory obligation to generate and supply electricity to municipalities nationally on a financially sustainable basis," the utility's acting chief executive Zethembe Khoza said in a statement.
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