Eskom will have to watch over the City of Johannesburgs management of its revenue collection and billing systems in order to get paid some of the R5.2bn it is owed before July 1.
This action formed part of the agreed plan to ensure the city keeps up the payments towards its debt to Eskom for the next month to avoid the power utility plunging the metro into darkness.
Eskom, which will now be the citys technical partner during this period, will have oversight into the citys finance management, said electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday following recent meetings with Joburg mayor Dada Morero and Eskom CEO Dan Marokane.
