Question NW1363 to the Minister of Energy
23 May 2018 - NW1363
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy
(1) What are the names of the (a) directors and (b) shareholders of certain companies (details furnished)that were awarded contracts for the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme; (2) whether the (a) directors and/or (b) shareholders of the specified companies who are serving in more than one company declared their involvement in multiple companies; if not, why not; if so, what steps did his department take to deal with conflicts of interest and collusion, particularly with regard to bid price and the fact that equivalent annual tariffs were used to determine price scoring in the awarding of contracts? (2) whether the (a) directors and/or (b) shareholders of the specified companies who are serving in more than one company declared their involvement in multiple companies; if not, why not; if so, what steps did his department take to deal with conflicts of interest and collusion, particularly with regard to bid price and the fact that equivalent annual tariffs were used to determine price scoring in the awarding of contracts? NW1465E
Reply:
1. (a) The directors of the four specified project companies at bid submission were, as per the table below. Please note that the tenure of directors of any company is not indefinite and the directors may change from time to time.
Company |
Directors |
Main Street (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
|
Ramizone (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
|
Amstilinx (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
|
Amstilite (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
|
b) The four specified project companies all have the same shareholding structure as the underlying projects were developed by the same developer who submitted multiple projects for evaluation. The shareholding structure for each of the specified companies at bid submission was as follows:
Company |
Shareholders |
Main Street (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
|
Ramizone (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
|
Amstilinx (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
|
Amstilite (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |