Electricity price hike punishes South Africans for Eskom and government failures

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neiliid

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Globally, energy prices are going through the roof. In the UK the regulator (Ofgem) is expected to raise the unit rate cap by 30% in April and by 40% in August of this year, raising prices by 70% for the average home, businesses are not protected from the sudden hikes and get a pass through pricing where some have already seen their power costs rise by 80% in the past 6 months. In the UK, the prices are driven by gas, which is used to generate electricity. In South Africa, where most power stations are coal-fired there is no shortage of locally available coal however the price increases are a result of Eskom needing to recover from 25 years of corruption and under-pricing to placate the electorate. The only fixes are stamp corruption, bring additional suppliers on line as quickly as possible to feed into the grid, and unfortunately raise prices to fund the investment needed.
 
Benedict A55h0le

Benedict A55h0le

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Magnum said:
My 6.1 KW solar panel array is paid for and ready for delivery. I say Enough is Enough.
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But is this REALLY enough? Did you register your system so that your house can be placed in the new "Solar system" tariff? Did you manage to stop your payment for the new "grid connection" levee?
 
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Benedict A55h0le said:
But is this REALLY enough? Did you register your system so that your house can be placed in the new "Solar system" tariff? Did you manage to stop your payment for the new "grid connection" levee?
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No I did not. And I will not. Best of luck with these idiots..
 
RedViking

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We know the true problem started with an A and ended with a D.

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