Eskoms asks for tariff hike of over 35%

[Daniel Puchert]

Eskom wants to hike electricity prices by up to 44%

Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a 36.15% electricity tariff hike for the customers it directly supplies and charges, Daily Maverick reports.

However, customers supplied by local power utilities could be harder hit, with Eskom requesting an increase of 43.55% for these customers.

 

[Quicks]

Will be cheaper to run a generator. Prices of electricity in SA has become unaffordable. Best to join all the people with their illegal connections or if Eskom was serious about getting their money! That's where they should start, paying customers are being fleece by the government for long enough.

 

[BBSA]

Power from the sun FTW...

 

[B-1]

Power from the sun FTW...

Untill they make you pay for not using their services.

 

[Former member 61586]

LOL, I called it in that thread about them needing billion for transformer replacement or something like that. How are poor/middle class people affording just the basic electricity needs? Yes I know many have resorted to illegal connections.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

criminals are hungry it seems

 

[R13...]

Untill they make you pay for not using their services.

Ignore them and watch it go the way of the etoll.

 

[UB40]

35 or 44 or 36?

 

[wingnut771]

At the moment, we are more expensive than Canada, USA, Brazil, Russia, India and China.

 

[Devon101]

35 or 44 or 36?

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36 is over 35.

 

[G.A.S]

I guess "not" running OCGT is expensive?

 

[KleinBoontjie]

They probably want 22. Ask for 44, get 22.

 

[wingnut771]

Ignore them and watch it go the way of the etoll.

You can't ignore the municipality, they just add it to your rates.

 

[wingnut771]

I guess "not" running OCGT is expensive?

They have to recoup their losses from last year.

 

[dualmeister]

 

[Pudding McTwinkle]

Untill they make you pay for not using their services.

This is very likely.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

At the moment, we are more expensive than Canada, USA, Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Our electricity prices are higher than the first world! Another good story to tell.

 

[JimM]

Untill they make you pay for not using their services.

What happens to you if you don't pay for not using their services? Can they do a double disconnection?

 

[Former member 61586]

What happens to you if you don't pay for not using their services? Can they do a double disconnection?

Added to municipal account. Eventually that account WILL be paid.

 

[UB40]

Up yours @ESKOM ESLEG ESDOM ESKELM

I hawk tuah you in your filthy face