Eskom will not get its electricity price hike: war room member

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ESKOM must get the defaulters to pay especially in places like Soweto where only 20% of the people pay for their electricity!
 
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Thank goodness that sanity prevailed at NERSA. Let them sort out their own useless and ****ty management. They are trying to take the lazy way out.
 
Mike Hoxbig

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All their previous huge increases were cited for the same reason - to curtail load shedding and improve maintenance. If it hasn't happened by now, another huge increase is unlikely to make it happen in future. This is just pure and simple greed...
 
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ellyally said:
Incoming stage 3 daily to teach everyone a lesson
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likely but the reasoning provided by eskom is that can't buy diesel to keep the gas turbines operating.

I would love to know when they will give us information on how much they pay for diesel. That figure, I am certain, will create a **** storm of note and it is the only reason as to why this information hasn't been given yet.
 
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Wall said:
likely but the reasoning provided by eskom is that can't buy diesel to keep the gas turbines operating.

I would love to know when they will give us information on how much they pay for diesel. That figure, I am certain, will create a **** storm of note and it is the only reason as to why this information hasn't been given yet.
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Yeah, the last increase that came into effect was reasoned to buy diesel to keep the gas turbines operating too... government also gave them money(not the amount they wanted) to buy diesel too, so, f knows what they are doing with all the cash they're getting, clearly its not going to keeping the gas turbines operating
 
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ellyally said:
Incoming stage 3 daily to teach everyone a lesson
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Why don't they implement stage 3 for 3/4 months and get the "backlog" maintenance sorted out. Then it should be business as normal.
But that needs someone to make a rational decision for long term health of the country!
 
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Ianf1 said:
Why don't they implement stage 3 for 3/4 months and get the "backlog" maintenance sorted out. Then it should be business as normal.
But that needs someone to make a rational decision for long term health of the country!
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Because then they can't get more money for golden handshakes, fat bonuses, and billions worth of catering contracts!
 
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Ianf1 said:
Why don't they implement stage 3 for 3/4 months and get the "backlog" maintenance sorted out. Then it should be business as normal.
But that needs someone to make a rational decision for long term health of the country!
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3/4 months of stage 3 mean a few million jobs lost, small/medium businesses all shut down etc... perhaps they should just finish them 4.5year overdue and over budget power stations
 
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Wall said:
likely but the reasoning provided by eskom is that can't buy diesel to keep the gas turbines operating.

I would love to know when they will give us information on how much they pay for diesel. That figure, I am certain, will create a **** storm of note and it is the only reason as to why this information hasn't been given yet.
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I read somewhere they were buying diesel through BEE middlemen at R17 per liter....
 
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Ianf1 said:
Why don't they implement stage 3 for 3/4 months and get the "backlog" maintenance sorted out. Then it should be business as normal.
But that needs someone to make a rational decision for long term health of the country!
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Because then we will not have an economy left.
 
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ThinkCentre said:
ESKOM must get the defaulters to pay especially in places like Soweto where only 20% of the people pay for their electricity!
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They tried that.
Pylons came tumbling down. They stole the bolts off the pylons which in turned fell over.
When Eskom mentioned "pre-paid", people in Soweto started rioting.
 
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The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) will not grant Eskom the 24.78% electricity tariff increase, according to a member of the energy war room.
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Yeah. They will only get 24.77% instead.
 
Mike Hoxbig

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Ianf1 said:
Why don't they implement stage 3 for 3/4 months and get the "backlog" maintenance sorted out. Then it should be business as normal.
But that needs someone to make a rational decision for long term health of the country!
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Or cancel their cheap long-term agreements that are in place for the largest industrial consumers like those aluminium smelters, bring them up to the current pricing, and take the legal hit. But when has anything ever been done for the greater good of the country...
 
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