By Johnathan Paoli
Power utility Eskom has issued a formal notice of its intention to reduce, interrupt or terminate electricity supply to certain bulk supply points linked to the City of Johannesburg and City Power after the metro’s arrears debt climbed to more than R5.2 billion.
In a statement released on Tuesday night, Eskom said the city and City Power currently owed the utility R5 255 421 994.16 in arrears, excluding a further current account payment of R1 582 093 993.32 due on 5 June 2026.
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“Eskom maintains it simply cannot be acceptable to the city’s residents and all South Africans that COJ/CP is collecting electricity revenue but failing to pay over Eskom’s share,” the utility said.
Eskom said it had spent more than two years engaging with the metro in an effort
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