Question NW369 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
11 March 2019 - NW369
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
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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%
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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. |
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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. |