Question NW3873 to the Minister of Energy
15 December 2017 - NW3873
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him had any contract with a certain company (name furnished); if so, in each case, (i) what services did the specified company provide, (ii) what was the duration of the contract, (iii) what amount did the department or entity pay the specified company for the contract and (iv) who approved the (aa) contract and (bb) payment?
Reply:
a) Yes, the Department had a contract with Mahlako-A-Phahla Investment.
(i) Services rendered were for transactional advisory to review the state of readiness for the Nuclear New Build Programme.
(ii) The initial contract was for three (3) months, i.e. 27 May to 26 August 2016 with further extension of four (4) months starting from 1 September to December 2016.
(iii) The department paid R20 174 423.82 for the initial contract and a further R67, 745, 337.77 for the extension of the contract.
(iv) (aa) The contract was approved by the Accounting Officer of the Department of Energy
(bb) Payment was approved by the responsible Programme Manager for Nuclear Energy.
|
Entity |
(b) |
(i) What services did the specified company provide |
(ii) What was the duration of the contract, |
(iii) What amount did the entity pay the specified company for the contract |
(iv) Who approved the (aa) contract |
(iv) Who approved (bb) payment? |
|
NERSA |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SANEDI |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NRWDI |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NNR |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NECSA |
Yes |
Feasibility Study |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
3,554,442.86 |
Senior Executive Manager: Pelindaba Enterprises |
Senior Executive Manager: Pelindaba Enterprises |
|
Uxc Reports |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
327,750.00 |
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|
Management Fees |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
None |
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|
Nuclear Fuel Feasibility Study |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
12,398,629.74 |
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|
Project Management |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
None |
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|
Nuclear Fuel Feasibility Study |
27 May 2017 -30 March 2018 |
387,366.41 |
||||
|
CEF |
Yes |
To develop an acquisition strategy for renewable energy projects |
2 months |
None |
The contract has not yet been signed but the procurement manager has issued a letter of intent |
No payment has been done yet as the service provider has not started working |