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South Africa: Government bailout of Eskom

Announcement

23 Jul 2019

The South African Government has announced the adoption of new legislation that will provide an economic bailout to Eskom, the national electricity utility company.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

23 Jul 2019

Revocation date:

30 Jun 2021

Announced: 23 Jul 2019
Equity stake
On 23 July 2019, the Minister of Finance of South Africa has presented the Special Appropriation Bill to provide additional economic support to the national electricity public utility company, Eskom. ...
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