Johannesburg - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Tuesday she had asked power utility Eskom to immediately provide a report required by the Treasury, which is investigating the utility's coal contracts.

Reuters reports Brown said she was concerned a public row between the Treasury and Eskom could lead to the utility being downgraded by credit rating agencies.

"I don't want to see credit rating agencies downgrade Eskom because of a spat in the media," Brown said in an interview on Talk Radio 702.

