Eskom was ordered to pay about R1 billion, to French company, Framatome, by the Western Cape High Court, on the 17th July 2025.
The two had a contractual fallout, deviating from their agreement, dating back to 2018.
Their contract was to install three replacement steam generators, during maintenance related outages.
The breach occurred when Eskom scheduled maintenance and postponed it, and also did not act on notifications by Framatome.
Eskom confirmed two contractual disputes, with Framatone- for the Steam Generator Replacement Project at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
Daphne Mokwena, Spokesperson of Eskom, said on Tuesday, the dispute is being addressed through the resolution process.
“As Eskom was not satisfied with the adjudicator’s decisions, the two matters were escalated to arbitration as per the agreed process. The arbitration was held from June to July 2025, and a decision is expected in the last quarter of Eskom’s financial year.”
She also said no new payments are currently due, and all actions taken by Eskom, have been in line with the applicable legal and contractual procedures.
“Although Eskom disagreed with the adjudicator’s decisions, the company complied with the requirement to implement the outcome and made payments in the interim. All payments had been made by March 2024 as part of standard contract processes—not as penalties or fines” said Mokwena.
Eskom also said it approached the Cape High Court, to have the adjudicator’s decisions set aside, due to procedural irregularities (independent of the merits of the decisions).
The power utility said it is currently reviewing the judgment to determine the appropriate next steps.