Parliament, Tuesday, 2 June 2026 – A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy will tomorrow receive an update on the implementation of distribution agency agreements (DAAs) between Eskom and municipalities.
According to Eskom’s quarterly financial reports, municipalities owe it R110.5 billion.
During the meeting on Wednesday, the Department of Electricity and Energy, Eskom, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the South African Local Government Association and the National Treasury will brief the committees.
DAAs are intended to address the challenges contributing to municipal electricity debt. Through the DAAs, participating municipalities delegate certain electricity distribution and revenue-management functions to Eskom or other accredited agencies, while retaining ownership and political oversight of the service. Among the municipalities that have signed DAAs with Eskom are Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, Emfuleni and Merafong municipalities.
The briefing is expected to focus on how these agreements will strengthen governance, improve billing and revenue collection, ringfence electricity revenue, prioritise payment to Eskom, reduce electricity losses and improve the reliability of electricity services in municipalities.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: 3 June 2026
Time: 09:30
Venue: Room 514, Fifth Floor, Marks Building, Parliament
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