DA asks Eskom to come clean on the real cost of Medupi and Kusile [SOUND]

The DA says Eskom’s construction budgets for Medupi and Kusile do not reflect the full cost to South Africa, arguing that broader expenses linked to the projects must also be considered. The party’s Kevin Mileham says Eskom’s figures show approved construction budgets of 145-billion-rand for Medupi and 160.5-billion-rand for Kusile, with recorded expenditure of 131.1-billion-rand and 155.5-billion-rand, respectively. However, Mileham argues that the approved construction budgets should not be confused with the overall cost of the two projects, raising questions about additional expenditure: