Question NW2134 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
04 November 2020 - NW2134
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)(a)What financial payments that were requested have been paid to Eskom since 1 January 2020, (b) On what exact dates were the payments made and (c) What amounts were paid; (2) What is the; (a) Total cost in each month of transporting diesel from Cape Town to the gas turbine power plants in the Republic over the past 12 months and (b) Cost per litre of diesel in each month for the past 12 months for the gas turbine power plants; (3) Whether the report of the Medupi Conveyor Belt accident has been completed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (4) Whether he will furnish Mrs B M van Minnen with a copy of the report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
According to the information received from Eskom
(1)(a)(b)(c) Since the question regarding financial payments is not specific, Eskom assumes it refers to payments received in line with the Government Appropriations.
Since January 2020, Eskom received the amounts set out in Table 1 below, as part of the Appropriations and Special Appropriations Act of 2019.
Table 1: Payments received by Eskom in line with Government Appropriations
|
Financial Year |
(b) Date |
(c) Amount paid, R'm |
|
2020 |
03-Feb-20 |
4 000 |
|
2020 |
11-Feb-20 |
4 000 |
|
2020 |
28-Feb-20 |
5 000 |
|
2020 |
31-Mar-20 |
9 500 |
|
2021 |
29 May 20 |
1 000 |
|
2021 |
11 Aug 20 |
5 000 |
|
Total for the 2020 Calendar year |
28 500 |
(2)(a) The cost of transport is included in the diesel price. Transport of diesel to Ankerlig and Port Rex is via truck, while transport is via pipeline for Gourikwa and Acacia.
(2)(b) The cost of diesel per litre in each month over the past 12 months for the gas turbine power plants is as set out in Table 2 below. Eskom received an average discount of 35c/l over this period.
Table 2 Cost of diesel per litre in each month for the gas turbine power plants
|
Month |
Wholesale Price (R/l) |
Average Discount |
Nett Price (R/l) |
|
04-09-19 |
14.05 |
0.35 |
13.70 |
|
02-10-19 |
14.30 |
0.35 |
13.95 |
|
06-11-19 |
14.14 |
0.35 |
13.79 |
|
04-12-19 |
13.99 |
0.35 |
13.64 |
|
01-01-20 |
14.08 |
0.35 |
13.73 |
|
05-02-20 |
14.03 |
0.35 |
13.68 |
|
03-03-20 |
13.49 |
0.35 |
13.14 |
|
01-04-20 |
12.09 |
0.35 |
11.74 |
|
06-05-20 |
10.48 |
0.35 |
10.13 |
|
03-06-20 |
10.70 |
0.35 |
10.35 |
|
01-07-20 |
12.43 |
0.35 |
12.08 |
|
05-08-20 |
12.88 |
0.35 |
12.53 |
(3) The report of the Medupi conveyor belt accident has been completed.
(4) The report is a product of an internal investigation that was commissioned in accordance with Eskom’s established integrated risk management processes. The report is therefore an internal report for consumption by the relevant Eskom senior executives and cannot be made public. However, Eskom endeavours to provide a summary of key findings from the report once internal governance processes are finalised.