Question NW369 to the Minister of Public Enterprises

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11 March 2019 - NW369

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Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1)What (a) is the name of each gas company contracted to supply gas to Eskom, (b) price is each company contracted for, (c) amount of gas is each company supplying, (d) are the details of the ownership structure of each company and (e) is the length of each company’s contract to supply gas to Eskom; (2) what (a) is the name of each diesel company contracted to supply diesel to Eskom, (b) price is each company contracted for, (c) amount of diesel is each company supplying, (d) are the details of the ownership structure of each company and (e) is the length of each company’s contract to supply diesel to Eskom?

Reply:

1)(a)(b)(c)(d) 

Table 1 below provides responses to contracts relating to supply, delivery and offloading of industrial gasses:

Table 1: Details of gas contracts

Name of Supplier

(1)(a)

Price (R)

(1)(b)

Amount of gas supplying (1)(c)

Ownership structure

(1)(d)

Length of contract (1)(e)

WASAA

                     

The price is commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.

Contracts are on an as and when required basis

Wasaa is 100% owned by Mampo Trust, with the following shareholding:

N.Qonde 20%;

T.Manala 20%;

A.Qonde; 20%;

Q.Manala 20%;

P.Manala 20%

One (1) year. 

African Oxygen

It’s a listed company with the following shareholding:

Public shareholders 38.94%

Linde Group 61.06%

Two (2) years. 

 

 

Name of Supplier

(1)(a)

Price (R)

(1)(b)

Amount of gas supplying (1)(c)

Ownership structure

(1)(d)

Length of contract (1)(e)

Air Liquide

The price is commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.

Contracts are on an as and when required basis

99.93% owned by Air Liquide Afrique;

Anne-Marie Lemaire 0,02%

Martine de Royer 0,02%

Gerard Delorme 0,02%

Stephen Jampol 0,01%

Craig Jampol 0,01%

 

One (1) year and six (6) months.

                                       

(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)

Table 2 below provides responses relating to contracts for the supply, delivery and offloading of diesel:

Table 2: Details of deisel contracts

Name of Supplier

(2)(a)

Price

(2)(b)

Amount of diesel supplying

(2)(c)

Ownership structure

(2)(d)

Length of contract

(2)(e)

PetroSA

Prices are commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.

Contracts are as and when required basis

PetroSA is South Africa’s National Oil Company; & reports to the Department of Energy

Ten (10) year contract.

Afric Oil

71% owned by EFORA Energy and

29% owned by PIC (Public Investment Corporation). 

Ten (10) year contract.

Various Emergency Supplies

Eskom was granted approval by National Treasury to source diesel from Refineries in the event that contracted suppliers (PetroSA and Afric Oil) are unable to meet Eskom’s demand.  The refineries are BP; Engen; Sasol; Astron and Shell. 

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