DA calls on Ramaphosa to sanction SIU probe into Powerships allegations
Issued by Kevin Mileham MP – DA Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
02 May 2021 in News
The allegations by unsuccessful Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) bidder, DNG Power Holdings CEO Aldworth Mbalati, in court papers filed before the Pretoria High Court about the involvement of family members of Minister Gwede Mantashe and senior Department of Mineral Resources and Energy officials in the bid process, must now trigger an urgent and comprehensive investigation into the bid adjudication and the scoring of the bidders. Further muddying the waters are reports that one of the successful bidders, Karpowerships SA, has entered into a BBBEE agreement in which one of the major beneficiaries is a former special advisor to the ex-Ministers of State Security David Mahlobo and Bongani Bongo.
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The boss of DNG Power is asking the high court to overturn government s appointment of preferred bidders for the supply of emergency power, claiming the tender process was grossly and blatantly flawed, corrupt and procedurally unfair .
He points to a series of decisions allegedly designed to benefit the Karpowership consortium, which won the lion s share. Karpowership has denied involvement in any impropriety.
He describes a sinister meeting with top officials and alleged associates of the mineral resources and energy minister.
The multibillion-rand tender for the supply of emergency power was rigged by top bureaucrats and associates of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, a losing bidder has claimed in court papers.
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