Eskom wants to hike electricity prices even more

[Bradley Prior]

Eskom wants to hike electricity prices even more

Eskom wants R27.2 billion to be added to power tariffs to account for the amount under-recovered in the 2018/19 period, the City Press reports.

National energy regulator Nersa has published Eskom's latest application for public comment, in which Eskom suggests that this increase be implemented over the next two years.

 

[MirageF1]

Jy's dom

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Get all the debt owed by Soweto and all the other previously disadvantages areas, then you won't need to f#*k over the economy or country again.

 

[BBSA]

Eskom said that sales to municipalities, mines, and households were particularly lower than expected.

Yes, it is lower because it is to expensive. Now what is going to happen if you make it more expensive?

 

[ProfA]

Underrecover because you rip people off so they go off grid with solar.
Solution.
Rip people off even more by making those still on your POS grid that gets load shed because you can't handle even the reduced load, pay for everyone that has left the grid.
Can.
Not.
Even.
We really do need a facepalm meme.
Eskom is really in its p03$

 

[op365]

So Eskom insists everyone uses less electricity, so when everyone does use less, it moans and wants to increase tariffs.
Eskom also continue fleecing those paying clients, while ignoring those areas who owe it millions in outstanding debt.
Load shedding everyone instead of focusing on those metros and areas who don't pay first...
I'm sorry but I don't see anything improving anytime soon, as no one can make the tough decisions to right this sinking ship... And sadly we will all be going down with it.

 

[Polymathic]

It might get to the point that running a diesel generator would be cheaper than getting power than eskom

 

[Sl8er]

( I was wondering when "this article" was going to pop up again )




EDIT (posted the same in the other thread):

7 December 2019:

Eskom asked customers to reduce their power usage as this will help to avoid or lessen the level of load-shedding.

8 December 2019:

The national power utility wants an additional R5.4 billion to be allocated as a result of lower-than-predicted sales.
...
Eskom said that sales to municipalities, mines, and households were particularly lower than expected.

 

[Vrotappel]

Someone at Eskom did not get the memo. Please fire this someone.

 

[Spliffcat]

These idiots. ANC.

 

[Cactus]

I wasn't sure if I should use this year's 13th cheque for solar, but now I'm sure.

 

[wingnut771]

 

[ToxicBunny]

Its looking more and more like Eskom are going to force peoples hands in terms of Solar.

 

[quovadis]

Its looking more and more like Eskom are going to force peoples hands in terms of Solar.

Which they’ll counter/kneecap by charging a fixed monthly connection fee including the first 600kwh (or whatever they come up with) or so - if you’re planning on going solar better invest in a completely off-grid solution.

 

[dj2381]

Solar is becoming very tempting, specially with the above repayment plan.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Which they’ll counter/kneecap by charging a fixed monthly connection fee including the first 600kwh (or whatever they come up with) or so - if you’re planning on going solar better invest in a completely off-grid solution.

I do not disagree in the slightest.

a few years ago, it was a case of lessening the need to rely on Eskom for the day to day power needs... Now its getting to a point of not wanting Eskom involved at all, but that is an expensive proposition.

 

[wingnut771]

Which they’ll counter/kneecap by charging a fixed monthly connection fee including the first 600kwh (or whatever they come up with) or so - if you’re planning on going solar better invest in a completely off-grid solution.

then off grid it is, they can disconnect me.

 

[quovadis]

I do not disagree in the slightest.

a few years ago, it was a case of lessening the need to rely on Eskom for the day to day power needs... Now its getting to a point of not wanting Eskom involved at all, but that is an expensive proposition.

Expensive it is but I doubt eskom will sit back for much longer and allow off grid systems to charge from the utility with the network access charges we currently pay and thus mess with affordability calculations.

 

[ToxicBunny]

then off grid it is, they can disconnect me.

The way things are going, you will more than likely find a new charge added to your bill every month that you won't be able to avoid....

 

[wingnut771]

The way things are going, you will more than likely find a new charge added to your bill every month that you won't be able to avoid....

like etolls, nobody pays.

but then i guess this is how they will expropriate.