Eskom wins R1.3 billion summary judgment against Emfuleni local municipality

POWER utility Eskom has announced that it has won a summary judgment against Emfuleni local municipality for the R1.3 billion which the municipality owed the power utility for unpaid bulk electricity services back in 2019.

In a statement, Eskom said the R1.3bn was part of a total debt of R1.9 billion which the local government had accumulated in 2019.

“Eskom had already won judgment for R615 million which kept compounding unabated due to the municipality’s poor servicing of its electricity account. Assets belonging to the local municipality were subsequently attached in an attempt to recoup the debt in line with the court order,” it said.

According to the power utility, to date, Emfuleni’s total debt stands at a staggering R3.5bn, including the current account bill of R385m due today, 2 September 2021.

Gauteng customer service senior manager Daphney Mokwena said: “The current summary judgment provides us with several options to