Question NW2371 to the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
04 July 2023 - NW2371
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
Whether there were any procurement contracts concluded (a) during the State of Disaster in 2023 and (b) as emergency procurement since the establishment of the National Energy Crisis Committee; if not, why not in each case; if so, in each case, (i) on what date was each contract concluded and (ii) what (aa) is the name and street address of each supplier, (bb) product(s) and service(s) were ordered, (cc) was the monetary value of each contract and (dd) was the (aaa) commencement date and (bbb) termination date of each contract?
Reply:
- There was no emergency procurement undertaken during the state of disaster gazetted on 09 February 2023.
- (i)-(ii), (bb), (cc) (dd) Notwithstanding work done by Eskom for risk mitigation, there was no emergency procurement done since the establishment of the National Energy Crisis Committee.