South African President to talk with Eskom about Zimbabwe's energy crisis

JOHANNESBURG, 9 July
(Xinhua / GNA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to hold talks with
The Eskom electricity company about an energy crisis that is currently affecting Zimbabwe.

He made the remarks on
on the sidelines of the extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Niger
after being interviewed with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

"They were
going through a mbadive drought and as a result they need energy and obviously
they would like South Africa to help them, "he said. President
Mnangwagwa asked for extra support and that's the kind of thing we
will discuss with Eskom. "

Eskom has completely
stopped exporting energy to Zimbabwe due to outstanding debt.

Last week, Zimbabwe
The utility paid Eskom $ 10 million, but more than $ 20 million.
dollars is still outstanding.

Eskom told Xinhua the
Tuesday, several customers in southern Africa owed him money.
Development Community.

"What can we say
do 3 out of 11 of our customers in the region have a debt of
more than 30 days. Please note that when we refer to customers, we do not mean
country as sometimes we could have more than one customer in a
Dikatso Mothae, spokesperson for Eskom.

"Have all our
customers pay for the services we provide them would go a long way in
having a more sustainable Eskom, "added Mothae.

Zimbabwe has been
implementation of power cuts since early May.

GNA