DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 426
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 02 March 2012
426. Mr J F Smalle (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
Whether any (a) municipalities or (b) Government departments have been in arrears with their accounts payments to Eskom for longer than 30 days; if so, (i) which (aa) municipalities and (bb) departments, (ii) what are the amounts and (iii) for what period have payments been overdue in each case? NW569E
Reply:
(a-b) Yes, the total number of institutions and total value of debt owed to Eskom for longer than 30 days as at 31 January 2012 is as follows
|
Institution |
Total number of institutions owing Eskom for 30 days and older |
Total value owed to Eskom over 30 days |
|
Municipalities |
84 |
R 533, 017, 454.72 |
|
*Departments |
77 |
R 10, 376,045,00 |
|
Total |
161 |
R 543, 393, 500.03 |
*The departments referred to include national and provincial departments.
(i)(aa-bb)(ii-iii) The information related to Eskom's customers is regarded as confidential and cannot be made public without consent of the relevant customers.
Issued by Parliament, March 20 2012
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