electricity prices

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Australia's home electricity prices vs South Africa

    Australia's home electricity prices vs South Africa Analysis by MyBroadband shows that Australian households are generally much better off when it comes to electricity bills than South Africans. Since 2016, Australia’s wholesale electricity prices have increased by roughly 30% to 50% due to...
  3. Luis

    Preferential pricing approved for two of Eskom's biggest users

    Preferential pricing approved for two of Eskom's biggest users The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved a preferential pricing deal for two of Eskom's biggest power users, with tariffs that are less than a fifth of what regular households pay. Energy and financial...
  4. Luis

    New mechanism to purchase prepaid electricity in South Africa

    New mechanism to purchase prepaid electricity in South Africa Eskom plans to offer a new way to buy energy for prepaid customers called Easy Electricity, which will allow its customers to purchase electricity units in both rand and kilowatt-hours (kWh). Eskom announced the new mechanism on its...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    New electricity prices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria

    New electricity prices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria South Africa's four largest metropolitan municipalities will soon implement electricity tariff increases, mostly in line with Eskom's 9.01% hike in bulk electricity prices. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
  6. Luis

    National Energy Regulator failed to abide by High Court order

    National Energy Regulator failed to abide by High Court order The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) failed to abide by a High Court order to complete and publish municipal and private electricity distributors' tariff applications by 11 May 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, 12...
  7. Luis

    South Africa's electricity price review to be presented to Parliament

    South Africa's electricity price review to be presented to Parliament South Africa's electricity and energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, plans to table the reviewed Electricity Pricing Policy before Parliament between July and September 2026. Ramokgopa announced the planned timing in...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom loses Europe's biggest aluminium producer due to high tariffs

    Eskom loses Europe's biggest aluminium producer due to high tariffs South32 idled its Mozambican aluminium smelter, Europe’s biggest source of the metal, after talks failed to secure an affordable power supply deal beyond this month, tightening global supplies just as the Iran war prompted...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom salaries should be reduced — Dawie Roodt

    Eskom salaries should be reduced — Dawie Roodt Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt says Eskom workers should be getting salary reductions and not receive rewards for the power utility's recent improved performance. Eskom is currently locked in salary negotiations with unions...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    The company paying 78% less for electricity than the average price in SA

    The company paying 78% less for electricity than the average price in SA Merafe Resources has notified shareholders that its Lion Smelter is at 50% operating capacity after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved its electricity tariff of 87.74 cents per kWh. The...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom granted another R54 billion in revenue after Nersa's final calculation revision

    Eskom granted another R54 billion in revenue after Nersa's final calculation revision The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved additional revenue of R54.734 billion for Eskom at a meeting on Saturday, 7 February 2026. The adjustment will result in much sharper increases...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private generation registrations surged to new record in 2025

    Private generation registrations surged to new record in 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered a record private power generation capacity in 2025, roughly the equivalent ot that of one and a half Kusile or Medupi power stations. Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity price negotiation win for big power users in SA

    Electricity price negotiation win for big power users in SA South Africa eased antitrust rules to allow competitors in industries hit by high power costs to cooperate on negotiating cheaper power supply in a bid to prevent their total collapse, a move that potentially helps the country’s ailing...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nersa must go — De Ruyter

    Nersa must go — De Ruyter Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter believes that deregulation of the electricity industry — including abolishing the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) — could help fix high electricity prices. During a recent BizNews Investor Conference...
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  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mines and industrial customers criticise Eskom-Nersa settlement

    Mines and industrial customers criticise Eskom-Nersa settlement South Africa’s biggest energy users criticised a R54-billion settlement between the state power utility and regulator and called for a review of the process to determine electricity prices. The agreement reached between Eskom...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's 20-fold price hike in 31 years

    Eskom's 20-fold price hike in 31 years From next month, South Africa's electricity tariffs will have increased by nearly 2,000% since the country became a democracy. While the cost of certain goods and services would have increased gradually over time due to inflation, Eskom's hikes over this...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom gets permission to punish solar users — but only a little, for now

    Eskom gets permission to punish solar users — but only a little, for now The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved several electricity pricing adjustments proposed under Eskom's retail tariff plan (RTP). The decision will increase the electricity bills of homes with...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom and Telkom — A tale of two dying monopolies

    Eskom and Telkom — A tale of two dying monopolies Eskom’s attempt to overhaul its electricity tariff structure is reminiscent of Telkom’s complaints nearly fifteen years ago that it was losing money on every phone line it supplied in the country. The power utility has submitted its updated...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's confounding average electricity consumption

    Eskom's confounding average electricity consumption The actual average electricity consumed by South African households is far lower than Eskom's claimed figure of 30kWh per day, data from multiple reputable sources shows. This raises big questions over the power utility's assertion that its...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom blames Nersa for higher tariff hike — but there is a problem

    Eskom blames Nersa for higher tariff hike — but there is a problem Eskom has blamed the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a large part of its requested electricity tariff hike for 2025. Nersa published Eskom's latest multi-year price determination (MYPD) application for the...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nersa rushed through municipal tariff approvals — Rapport

    Nersa rushed through municipal tariff approvals The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been accused of rushing through municipalities' electricity hike approvals without proper assessments of their validity. Sunday newspaper Rapport has obtained information showing that...
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