Eskom’s decade: A reported recovery the public record cannot test

Eskom has characterised R41 billion in diesel payments as out-of-contract and irregular – R3 billion relating to current contracts and R38 billion to previous contracts – and says the matter was reported to its auditors and National Treasury.3 billion profit, and called it operational recovery, energy security and financial sustainability.

Eskom’s turnaround is a national programme, while government has provided R64 billion in debt-relief support in FY2025 and R80 billion in FY2026, subject to statutory conditions and the broader recovery programme.