Pretoria - Eskom has postponed its plan to switch off the lights in the Emalahleni Local Municipality after a payment agreement was reached.
“Eskom Holdings SOC Limited notifies all parties who were likely to be materially and adversely affected by the interruption of supply to the Emalahleni Local Municipality planned for 11 June 2015 that this has been postponed. The municipality has entered into a 24-month payment agreement with Eskom and has paid the committed amount,” said the power utility on Wednesday.
Going forward, the municipality which is located in Mpumalanga, is expected to comply with the payment agreement conditions, which include payment of accounts in full and on time, and honouring the debt payment terms.
“Payments will be monitored continuously and Eskom reserves the right to implement morning and evening peak interruptions, on a 48 hours’ notice, if the municipality defaults on the payment agreement at any stage,” said Eskom.
The municipality was reported to owe Eskom R299.4 million.
On 10 April 2015, Eskom announced that it had moved to notify all parties who are likely to be affected, as the company contemplates interrupting bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities across the country with effect from 5 June 2015. - SAnews.gov.za
