Eskom seeks indemnity from Karpowership in power-purchase pact

South Africa’s bid to secure 2 000 MW of so-called emergency electricity has hit an obstacle, with the State power utility asking the biggest winner of the tender to indemnify it against any adverse outcomes from corruption allegations, two people familiar with the situation said. A losing bidder, DNG Power Holdings, alleged in a lawsuit that government officials acted corruptly in awarding Turkey’s Karpowership about 60% of the tender that will see it supplying energy from three ship-mounted power plants off the South African coast. While DNG, which demanded that it replace Karpowership, lost the High Court case in January it has been allowed to appeal.