THE ESKOM FILES | Political sway in ANC's Chancellor House R38bn boiler deal with Hitachi, Eskom | News24

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ANC investment firm Chancellor House used its political connections and friends inside Eskom at the urging of Hitachi executives to influence the outcome of a R38bn boiler tender for Medupi & Kusile power stations, according to never-before-seen documents.

A coal mill at Kusile Power Station's Unit 2 that was supplied by Hitachi as part of a R38 billion deal for boilers at Kusile and Medupi.During a mysterious meeting at OR Tambo Airport in September 2007 an executive of global engineering firm Hitachi urged the chairperson of the ANC’s investment firm Chancellor House to help sway Eskom away from its plans to award two major contracts to its rival bidder, French company Alstom.

The discussion between Chancellor House chairman Professor Taole Mokoena and Klaus-Dieter Rennert, then a senior executive at Hitachi Power Europe, was brief, according to internal Hitachi emails obtained by News24. Rennert made it clear that Hitachi wanted the contract. Rennert asked Mokoena to speak with his"connections" at Eskom and in politics to warn them of the risk of appointing a single supplier to construct both the boilers and turbines at Medupi Power Station. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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This is not new , we know this year's back when the boiler design was challenged for use, now you see the issues with substandard contractors used at both plants without generation ability today.

Yoh but you guys are a little behind the curve. Like Les Lesbit’s news from WKRP in Cinninati .. “yesterdays news tomorrow”

We heard it 1st from Rutendo

F.... Off!!!!!!

Why do I feel like we've only uncovered the tip of the iceberg

Bo Thuso will never have a word on such issues the only time they tweet it when they want yo tarnish someone's image ramalokot ba homotše ba rile tuu

Why Release 'THE ESKOM FILES' Today when the ANC is considering a national state of disaster.

That is what cadre deployment really means

Ah…the shining light of MYANC, Eskom_SA and SouthAfrica…ChancellorHouse…😌🤬🖕

Of course the disgusting greasy fingers of the ANC feature 🤮

CJ Zondo failed to investigate this corruption during his useless commission proceedings

How can it be political sway when this is a state owned company wholly operated by politicians?

Is that why we're getting loadshedding now? Did we have wprld bank and IMF loans to build those? Is chancellor hose the CEO of Eskom? Stop reporting nonsense and investigate current corruption in ALL SOEs

Show it!

atkinsmike1 I’m shocked that this happened 🥲

The lying stealing corrupt incompetent ANC prove every second of every single day why they are a crime against humanity and all Life!!

Let the blame game begin. GwedeMantashe1 CyrilRamaphosa MYANC GovernmentZA is apartheid or colonization? We are waiting.

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How many has subsequently become amazingly rich ? 80% of the money spent found its way back to Japan and France at great expense to us the tax payers and citizens. Let's find out who is swimming in that ill gotten wealth....during this load shedding.

*Shock* *Horror* lol

Not surprised

ANC has been the biggest disappointment to emerge in our new democracy.

Me pretending to be shocked that the political cult influenced an outcome.

African National Corruption will milk this country dry. 🤞🤞🤞

ANC corruption results in South Africa suffering. Yet the ANC is not held accountable or charged for treason

Fraud,theft and dishonesty. The ANC has no shame in doing this. What an embarrassment to the country.

Ask yourself why are chancellor house corrupt activities not in the zondo report.

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