Photo: Power lines at a power station for Eskom, the government-owned power utility company, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 26, 2019. Richard van der Spuy/Shutterstock

Islamic Finance

South Africa’s public utility Eskom working on rand-denominated sukuk


Eskom Holdings, the South African public utility company, is seeking a legal advisor for a rand-denominated sukuk, according to a document issued by the company.

The request for proposal (RFP) dated June 24, invites legal services related to a local-currency sukuk issuance. A full copy of the RFP is available here.

Eskom said it revised its funding plans for financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25 and seeks to diversify funding sources and execute cost effective funding at acceptable risk.

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