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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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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...
"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.
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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.