Municipalities owe Eskom over R90 billion: Ramokgopa


Electricity and Energy Minister Doctor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says municipalities owe Eskom more than R90 billion.

He says the figure stood at R94 billion between January and March this year.

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Ramokgopa revealed this in a written reply to a Parliamentary question from Kevin Mileam, a Democratic Alliance MP.

Mileham wanted to know which municipalities were defaulting in their Eskom payments and the total debt they owed.

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