the gupta family has engaged in a wealth of suspicious transactions with a series of shell companies and state-owned enterprises. the occrp has reported on transnet's contract with south china rail and subcontracts with gupta run organizations. state controlled companies like eskom and transnet were in the center of illicit deals with gupta companies. eskom, the state electricity provider, has deposited over r1.8 billion into various gupta accounts. eskom paid trillion, a gupta-controlled enterprise, over r466 million for managerial help at a time when trillion had a few employees. other companies sub-contracted by eskom reveal dealings with tegeta, another gupta-run company. eskom spent double the average amount purchasing coal from tegeta, becoming the most expensive supply contract in eskom history.