Nine people were arrested at the Kusile Power Station for theft of coal and fraud
8 September 2023
On 07 September 2023, nine people were arrested at the Kusile Power Station for theft of coal and fraud. These include eight weighbridge operators employed by Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI) and a coal truck driver.
A thorough investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and an internal Eskom investigation supported by the Bidvest Protea Coin Investigation Team led to the arrest of the individuals, after information was received that coal haulers would bypass Kusile Power Station without offloading the ordered coal.
Investigations revealed that the weighbridge operators would process weighbridge transactions without the coal hauler having entered the power station to offload the coal. Kusile Power Station would, however, be invoiced for the coal ordered but not received.
The suspects have been detained at the Phola Police Station. They will be charged and brought before the court as per Phola CAS: 29/10/2022. More arrests are to follow as the investigations continue.