Eskom says it won't be able to meet the demands of the residents of Orlando West in Soweto.
The residents are demanding Eskom to remove prepaid electricity meters. They want to pay a flat rate of no more than R400 per household per month for electricity.
Residents have been barricading streets and say they won't allow their children to attend school on Thursday.
Eskom's Gauteng Manager, Bandile Jack, says they are bound by the National Energy Regulator, Nersa on their tariffs. "We don’t do flat rates.
We’ve got tariffs that are provided by Nersa - that is being paid throughout Eskom supply areas by all customers. So, we can’t make concessions for certain customers that are outside that Nersa regulation process.
Residents of Soweto have to pay the tariffs that are paid by all customers in SA."
Meanwhile, the residents have vowed to continue protesting until their demands for a flat rate are met. They say the current tariffs are too high. They have barricaded some of the most famous streets in Soweto, including Vilakazi and Khumalo.
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