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The City of Johannesburg has applied for an average electricity tariff hike of 22% — above the 20.38% guidelines set by the regulator.
Unions have called on the government to place a moratorium on electricity tariff hikes or face protest action, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Wednesday. Eskom has requested a 53% price increase from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.
The electricity and energy minister announced a collaborative effort to bring down high municipal electricity tariffs and alleviate financial pressure on consumers
Reserve Bank’s inflation forecast likely to be pushed up, with Eskom set to increase the price of electricity by 18.65% from April
Over the course of three weeks, Nersa will hold hearings on what the debt-laden power utility
High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries
A decision on Eskom’s proposed new electricity prices will be announced on Thursday, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has said.
Zimbabwe’s electricity regulator has ordered a 31% tariff increase, to ensure the state-owned power utility Zesa’s stays profitable.
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Eskom is looking at the possibility of increasing electricity tariffs by 18%, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) news reported on Friday. Eskom said the cost of building power stations — at R1,13-trillion over the next 20 years — and the rise in coal prices are to blame for the possible increase.