WATCH LIVE | Former Glencore CEO Clinton Ephron testifies at state capture inquiry
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Glencore's former CEO Clinton Ephron is set to testify at the state capture inquiry on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Eskom's dodgy coal-supply contract with the Gupta family's Brakfontein mine came under the spotlight at the inquiry when the utility's primary energy division boss, Daniel Mashigo, took the stand.
Mashigo told the commission that any deviation from the parameters of coal quality set out for each of Eskom's power stations could compromise the integrity of the plant.
The question then remained as to whether Tegeta Exploration and Resources - owned by the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma - put Eskom's Majuba power station at risk when it supplied poor coal for about three years.
Eskom irregularly awarded Tegeta's Brakfontein mine a lucrative decade-long contract, worth about R4.3bn, in 2015. Reports revealed that Tegeta started supplying coal to Eskom even though it had not met regulatory requirements and the agreement was concluded without a financial due-diligence report being completed.
The utility stopped receiving coal - which was also shown to be of poor quality - from the mine in February 2018 after Tegeta was placed in business rescue.