16 February 2021 - 14:35 The single biggest contributor to deviation applications in the second quarter of the financial year was from Eskom worth R68.7bn - 97% of which was for the renegotiation of coal supply. File image. Image: Robert Tshabalala
Eskom under the stewardship of CEO André de Ruyter is the champion of requests for deviation from normal procurement laws to the tune of R68.7bn in a single quarter of the ongoing financial year.
That is according to a National Treasury presentation tabled before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday.
The National Treasury, led by acting chief procurement officer Estelle Setan, was reporting on deviations by national departments and state-owned enterprises (SEOs) in this financial year’s first three quarters.