SIU investigation finds R450 million in dodgy deals at Kusile Power Station

[Daniel Puchert]

One Eskom employee got kickbacks on R450-million in dodgy deals

The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU's) investigation into Eskom's procurement processes has revealed that staff at the Kusile Power Station created large numbers of purchase orders outside of regular work hours.

Based on its data, the purchase orders created outside of usual work hours at Kusile total more than R450 million, and a staff member at the power station is now facing disciplinary procedures.

 

[Gordon_R]

I saw this astonishing red-flag:

According to the SIU’s data, most of the after-hours purchase orders processed by the individual were submitted between 18:00 and 24:00, while some were also processed between 00:00 and 07:00.

 

[OCP]

This is news once we see convictions and people in jail :-(

 

[dualmeister]

 

[RedViking]

Fortunately there is no mafia involved.

 

[The Trutherizer]

What now?!...

He estimated the total cost of Kusile Power Station to have reached R226 billion, which is R145 billion more than the initial budget.

WTF...

If that is right...

That's about $12.2bn

That's approaching what's budgeted for the proposed successor to the Large Hadron collider.

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Needless to say the previous one was cheaper than Kusile then.


-big ring is proposed new one, next to old one.

And what do we get? A coal power station that doesn't work well all the time, incredibly screwed up politics around it from the start, which screwed up our politics a lot to this day, with billions in yearly coal contract expenses, and massive ongoing operational procurement corruption the likes of which is enough to make a honest person vomit.

FML

...

FAOSALs (F All Our SA Lives)

 

[HAL 9000]

I saw this astonishing red-flag:

Someone forgot to tell the 30 percenters that 24-hour time does NOT have a time designation of 24h00 - it gets to 23h59 (the end of the previous day) & then rolls over to 00h00 (the start of a new day) - FFS!

 

[Neuk_]

 

[HAL 9000]

This is news once we see convictions and people in jail :-(

 

[The Trutherizer]

How does the total outside working hours compare to the total during office-hours? That's what I want to know.
What percentage of all purchases were after hours?

 

[dualmeister]

Funny how when this was pointed out in 2023 the white guy had to go as he was "talking ****".

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[JimboBob]

Interesting how they just gloss over the 'providers'. No company names, no individuals...
But don't worry Eskom won't be doing business with them....until they just re-register as a new provider

 

[oros]

I was wondering when the other shoe will drop since they increase electricity prices again! Double standards from eskom.

 

[Bliksis]

I saw this astonishing red-flag:

That's a very dark cloud.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Thats a lot of condoms.

 

[Unreal]

Eish, that’s around the same time I leave WhatsApp groups

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

just another day in South africastan, nothing to see here folks,
just proving to the rest of the world why they are stuck in the dark ages yet again.

 

[Hemi300c]

What about the corruption in the actual building of it. If one can call it building............................

Oh wait those are the important cadres so lets skip that part...........

 

[The Darkness]

The masses who keep voting for the ANC are not complaining. They didn't foot the R450,000,000 stolen money.

 

[Kung Fu Porkchop]

I wonder how many billions cANCer has stolen from this country at this point