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Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko said that during his tenure, the energy company had the best performance since 2001.
Screenshot of former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko who testified at the state capture commission on December 3, 2020. Image: SABC Digital News / YouTube
JOHANNESBURG – Matshela Koko insists that Eskom saw the best performance when he was head of generation during what many refer to as “the years of the capture of the state.”
He told the state apprehension commission on Friday that he was lied to by people who could not back up his testimony with data. So, he presented some of the data.
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“In 2015, the CEO [Brian] Molefe and the head of generation was Koko; I call it the Molefe-Matshela effect. “
Koko said that during his tenure, Eskom had the best performance since 2001.
“And when you take care of this, they will say that Mr. Koko postponed maintenance, that’s why he had the performance, but they will resist looking at the data.”
He says he also cut down on diesel fuel but kept the lights on.
“In 2013/14/15, you will see that Eskom was spending R12.5 billion [on diesel] a year and I told him [Tshediso] Matona and Molefe who have been in this space for more than 20 years. If there is any person who has an idea of this system, I am one of them. My team, which is still in Eskom, reduced the spent diesel from R12.5 billion to R200 million in one year ”.
Koko also testified about his suspension and those of other company executives.
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