Initially, when Eskom made its tariff application, it was estimated it would cause 150 000 job losses while hastening the demise of the gold sector
There’s only one option for South Africa and that is to scrap the flailing power utility
The debt-laden power utility is asking for a 15% annual tariff hike for three years
Outa says although Eskom brought about its own downfall, there were other factors, such as corruption and state capture, which worsened the situation
High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries
Unions say renewables will cause unemployment but the state disagrees and mines will soon close
This is not the end of attempts by the power utility to recover money it believes it is owed
Nersa is holding public hearings over the next three weeks, relating to Eskom’s application for the regulatory clearing account (RCA) balance.
Lynne Brown’s continued failure to address the crisis facing the utility is driving the entire country to the brink
City Power says it will increase tariffs by about 7% from July, following Nersa’s approval of its tariff hike application.
The public enterprises minister says Eskom is reviewing the implications of Nersa’s decision to grant a lower than requested electricity tariff hike.
A decision on Eskom’s proposed new electricity prices will be announced on Thursday, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has said.
Eskom has called on regulators to help it cancel or adjust a sweetheart deal with BHP Billiton, which could earn it an extra R5.17-billion per year.
Inland motorists can expect a fuel hike of 32 cents on April 4, following further increases in petroleum pipeline tariffs.
The lower-than-expected electricity price hike will have to be paid eventually but in the meantime Eskom begs consumers not to use more power.
Nersa has cut the increase in electricity tariffs for Eskom to 16% for the 2012/2013 financial year from the previously approved hike of 25.9%.
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/ 24 January 2012
Nersa has postponed its public hearings on raised tariffs and price determination, pending the finalisation of its electricity pricing policy.
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/ 28 September 2011
Manufacturers will appeal to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for relief on its planned electricity tariff hikes
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/ 20 October 2010
Cheaper money and lower cost have made green energy even more attractive to producers.
Installers of solar water heaters can’t afford to fund the installations upfront, argue stakeholders.
Nersa has given transport parastatal Transnet the green light to raise its tariffs for users of its fuel pipelines by 6,09%.
Cosatu could start a nationwide strike before October over large electricity price increases granted to utility Eskom, it said on Thursday.
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/ 24 February 2010
The Congress of South African Trade Unions called the hikes — more than four times the current rate of inflation — "totally unacceptable".
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/ 24 February 2010
Nersa on Wednesday granted Eskom a nominal 24,8% tariff increase for the 2010/11 financial year, raising concerns this would fuel inflation.
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/ 24 February 2010
Nersa on Wednesday granted Eskom a 24,8% tariff increase for the 2010/11 financial year, falling short of the power firm’s request for a 35% hike.
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/ 22 February 2010
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) is expected to announce its decision on Eskom’s tariff application on Wednesday.
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/ 11 February 2010
Lynley Donnelly reports on sectors in which energy and the economy don’t mix.
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/ 23 January 2010
Eskom is not an efficient producer and a 35% price hike will only throw the country into a deeper socioeconomic abyss, Nersa heard on Friday.
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/ 22 January 2010
The process used by the National Energy Regulator of SA to determine Eskom’s tariff hikes was now deeply flawed, a number of speakers said on Friday.
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/ 22 January 2010
Eskom’s proposed tariff hike will lead to more bad debts for municipalities, the SA Local Government Association (Salga) said on Friday.
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/ 21 January 2010
Eskom’s proposed tariff hike could delay the country’s economic recovery, Business Unity SA (Busa) said in Midrand on Thursday.
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/ 21 January 2010
It’s in the country’s national interest for Nersa to "choose appropriately" when it makes its decision on Eskom’s tariff hike, Eskom said on Thursday.