Eskom has released historical energy and fuel supply contracts following a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling under the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
The disclosure includes four categories:
- Independent power producer contracts feeding the grid
- Coal supply, transport, and distribution agreements
- Diesel procurement contracts
- Electricity export agreements to neighbouring countries
This follows a legal order requiring disclosure of contracts active as of July 2022.
Alongside the release, Eskom confirmed an ongoing forensic investigation into a diesel procurement and storage tender. The probe is focused on possible irregularities during emergency operations in 2025.
A final report is expected in mid-June 2026. Eskom has indicated it will pursue civil or criminal action where evidence supports it.
Separately, Eskom has reinstated full-scale procurement assurance checks for high-value contracts above R500 million. These had been scaled down in 2022 and are now back in place after identified governance gaps.
The utility says the goal is direct: tighter control over procurement decisions and reduced exposure to irregular contracting.
By Thuita Gatero, Managing Editor, Africa Digest News.
