Electricity Prices

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

Rising electricity prices, power outages, increasing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing solar technology costs are driving the rooftop solar…

Load-shedding and electricity prices are projected to double in next five years

In 2019 Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir was ousted after a massive wave of protests. But the generals who replaced him won’t hand over power. Now the flames of revolution are being…

The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities

Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect

The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative…

The shift away from the fossil fuel will take time but analysts say it is imperative that South Africa accelerates the process

A new report says power from the hydroelectric scheme is more expensive than energy from solar and wind

But higher petrol and electricity prices are expected to drive up price inflation throughout the economy

Although mismanagement and corruption play a role in the financial state of affairs at municipalities, it is not the only reason they are failing