electricity tariffs

  1. Jan

    Nersa tries to delay the inevitable

    Eskom gets a kick in the teeth The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has decided it will only allow Eskom to recover billions of rand in outstanding 2019/2020 revenue from its 2024/2025 financial year. Eskom is owed R3.461 billion in revenue from that year that it is permitted...
  2. Jan

    The cost of boiling a kettle, running a Wi-Fi router, and powering a floor fan

    How much it costs to boil a kettle MyBroadband tested the power consumption of various appliances and devices to see how much it costs to run them and found a kettle to be the most expensive. We measured power draw with a Kill-A-Watt meter, which also calculates the cost based on a constant...
  3. Jan

    All Eskom's proposed network charges for 0kWh usage compared

    How much Eskom wants to charge for using 0kWh — up to R3,474 for home users Eskom's proposed electricity tariff restructuring will see many residential electricity users paying between three and six times more for a grid connection if they don't use electricity during the month. The power...
  4. Jan

    City of Tshwane comments on Eskom's proposed tariff changes

    How Eskom's proposed price overhaul will impact Pretoria residents City of Tshwane's (CoT) residents will be affected by Eskom's proposed electricity tariff changes, a municipal spokesperson has confirmed. "The proposed changes will indirectly impact the City's residents as 74-76% of the...
  5. Jan

    Eskom recalculates electriciy tariff hikes - still wants 32% increase

    Eskom wants a 32% power price hike Power utility Eskom has updated key assumptions in its revenue application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), proposing a 32.02% electricity price hike from 1 April 2023. Nersa is currently consulting on Eskom's Multi-Year Price...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's big changes for electricity tariffs proposed

    Eskom's big changes for electricity tariffs proposed Eskom has submitted a tariff restructuring application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, proposing sweeping changes to the calculations used to determine its approved electricity prices. This comes after the utility conducted...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity price battle in South Africa

    Electricity price battle in South Africa Johannesburg's City Power stands accused of "unthinkable" and "irrational" behaviour for charging over 80% more than Eskom's rates for electricity to businesses. The city's power tariffs are being used as an example in a court application challenging...
  8. Jan

    Eskom responds to Nersa's approval of a 9.61% electricity tariff increase

    Eskom responds to 9.61% electricity tariff increase announcement Power utility Eskom has responded to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) decision on the electricity tariff increase the utility will be allowed to implement from April 2022. Nersa on Thursday announced it...
  9. Jan

    Eskom criticises Nersa's plan to charge solar users 5x-10x higher prices than mines

    Eskom slams plan to punish solar power users with 1,000% higher prices than mines Eskom has slammed the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) principles document on electricity supply prices that could see solar panel users pay up to ten times more for electricity than the country's...
  10. Jan

    Eskom's constant load-shedding threats amount to blackmail - Outa

    "Eskom is blackmailing South Africans" Eskom's repeated threat that it won't be able to keep South Africa's lights on if it does not get excessive tariff increases amounts to blackmail. That view forms part of a submission by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), made during consultations...
  11. Jan

    Electricity prices in South Africa relatively cheap, but still more expensive than Zimbabwe and Zambia

    Eskom electricity prices more expensive than Zimbabwe and Zambia South Africa has the eighth-cheapest electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 48th cheapest in the world, researchers at Cable.co.uk have found. Countries in the region with cheaper power than South Africa include Tanzania...
  12. Jan

    Eskom hits back at Nersa tariff increase rejection

    "If the consumer doesn't pay, then the taxpayer needs to pay" — Eskom Eskom hit back at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) over the recent rejection of its tariff proposal. It said the decision would destroy the electricity industry — including municipalities. Hasha...
  13. J

    Why Cape Town wants to make big changes to electricity tariffs

    Why Cape Town wants to make big changes to electricity tariffs The City of Cape Town has explained why it wants to make significant changes to the municipality’s electricity tariff structures.
  14. S

    South Africa’s reaction to the increase to electricity prices

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