4.2 Eskom funding challenges Eskom has a funding plan in place to address its funding shortfall of R300 billion needed to complete its six-year infrastructure build programme. The utility has issued a bond directly from its balance sheet, generating bids to the value of $3.9 billion of which $1.75 billion went to Eskom. To date Eskom has secured about 71% of its funding requirements with the support of government.