Johannesburg - General Electric and Murray & Roberts have been granted an interdict to stop a controversial R4bn Eskom tender.

The tender was awarded in March to Chinese firm Dongfang to replace a boiler at Duvha power station in Mpumalanga, even though it quoted R1bn more than its rivals. The boiler exploded in 2015 and needed to be replaced.

Losing bidders General Electric and Murray & Roberts approached the high court in Johannesburg in April to interdict Eskom from implementing Dongfang’s contract until it has been reviewed and adjudicated again.