The bank needs Eskom to meet conditions to allow the money to be released and agreement from the national treasury to allow the utility to borrow, Fihla says. The mechanisms to ensure that the money is applied to transmission and that Eskom has the needed procurement abilities also need to be met.
Fihla is optimistic that the money can start to be deployed in coming months. “We’re trying to iron it out now.”
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