Emfuleni municipality wants to add extra fee for home solar users

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Emfuleni municipality wants to add extra fee for home solar users

The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality plans to introduce an application fee and a monthly levy for homes with solar power installations.

Located in the heart of the Vaal triangle in southern Gauteng, Emfuleni's area of governance includes Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Boipatong, Evaton, Sebokeng, and Sharpeville.

 

[Fuzzbox]

G F Y.

 

[FiestaST]

Must do....

gud...

job©

 

[RaptorSA]

"Senekal said that residents will have an opportunity to oppose the application fee and levy during a public participation process, which is expected to open in the near future."

As if, somehow, in some universe there might be a "public consultation" event where people would be like:
"I just paid tens of thousands to provide energy these lovely c**nts can't deliver, so I think it's just fair that I pay the difference into a black pit"

A f**ing insulting humiliation ritual is all this is.

 

[KulQkumba]

Senekal highlighted that the plan followed the municipality’s handing over of electricity distribution and revenue collection to Eskom in 2023.

Something not adding up. If Eskom is directly handling distribution and revenue collection how does the muni justify a registration fee and a monthly levy?

 

[icantchooseone]

G F Y.

good for you ? /s

 

[Johnatan56]

If revenue isn't matching, then you increase rates as normal, energy shouldn't be seen as a revenue/profit source.

 

[warrenpridgeon]

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Thread 'Kyk die kak - Emfuleni wants to charge grid fees'

Jun 15, 2026

So... our local municipality now wants to charge us a monthly fee if we have solar panels.

The same municipality that has gone to ruin... I literally have to drive THROUGH potholes to get into my driveway.

I was literally FORCED to get solar panels and make a plan or else I would not be able to feed my family. Emfuleni could not provide the services I was paying for so I had to sort it out. We still have ongoing lack of service delivery, rubbish doesn't always get collected... water issues, numerous potholes (one physically swallowed a Taxi the other day - that intersection is STILL a...

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[RedViking]

Varke moet ook eet

 

[wingnut771]

Something not adding up. If Eskom is directly handling distribution and revenue collection how does the muni justify a registration fee and a monthly levy?

Usual left hand right hand lip service talking points that they think makes them sound clever.

 

[wingnut771]

If revenue isn't matching, then you increase rates as normal, energy shouldn't be seen as a revenue/profit source.

Neither is rates a profit source.

 

[ThinkCentre]

Now what about the people that does not pay a cent? Are they going to start paying now too?

 

[wingnut771]

Now what about the people that does not pay a cent? Are they going to start paying now too?

No, that's what the levy is for. Socialism and 5 star hotels.

 

[borro]

Extra free is ok.

 

[wingnut771]

Emfuleni is among a plethora of municipalities formally classified as bankrupt.

Why should one pay rates to a bankrupt municipality? Isnt this where you form your own suburb account and pay that instead and just look after yourselves?

 

[warrenpridgeon]

Why should one pay rates to a bankrupt municipality? Isnt this where you form your own suburb account and pay that instead and just look after yourselves?

I wish we could.

 

[GMAN03]

Something not adding up. If Eskom is directly handling distribution and revenue collection how does the muni justify a registration fee and a monthly levy?

For using their sunshine of course

 

[Randomwasavailable]

Something not adding up. If Eskom is directly handling distribution and revenue collection how does the muni justify a registration fee and a monthly levy?

SA logic

 

[Randomwasavailable]

For using their sunshine of course

Think of them like a mob

 

[FiestaST]

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