3 Coal syndicates arrested in Mpumalanga for supplying Eskom with rocks instead of coal, the results of these criminal conduct has led to widespread loadshedding across SA. Hawks are aiming to make more arrests

3 Coal syndicates arrested in Mpumalanga for supplying Eskom with rocks instead of coal, the results of these criminal conduct has led to widespread loadshedding across SA. Hawks are aiming to make more arrests. 

Former Eskom Andre de Ruyter once complained about the quality of coal Eskom was getting from Unscrupulous suppliers, according to de Ruyter “low coal is measured by a Calorific Value (CV) of between 7 and 8, compared to Eskom required coal qualities of between 15 and 18 CV.