Amid a debt dispute, Eskom says it would be difficult to quantify how much it would cost the power utility if technology company Oracle Corporation pulled the plug.
This is after Eskom announced on Monday it had lost a court battle against Oracle in which it tried to force the company to continue providing technical support services.
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The power utility has since signalled its intent to appeal the Johannesburg High Court’s ruling.
Oracle claims it is owed money by the utility, initially R7.3 billion, but reduced to “just under R400 million”. However, Eskom claims the amount owed is even less.
“As far as Eskom is concerned, the amount due to Oracle is approximately R166 million in total,” the utility said.
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