I am 100% convinced all municipalities will raise costs. I am also 100% convinced the bulk of the increase will not be on the poor. There is no way any municipality in South Africa can charge a blanket R1000 connection fee.
Which municipalities are wanting to introduce this?
2 muncipalities already charge a network/connectivity/availability charge, City Power and CoCT. They haven't adopted the current Eskom pricing strategy why would they suddenly adopt it now?
If they've not already adopted the same pricing structure as City Power or CoCT where there is availbility charge already, in fact the City of Tshwane charges a connection fee for water, some other muncipalities don't, each to their own.
I think you're being overly optimistic. If Eskom does get NERSA approval for its plans I don't see any barrier for municipalities to follow suit. They have to counter the impact of more and more of their customers going off-grid.
And for those R938 clients, the proposal is to feed back to Eskom at the rate Eskom bill... So R1.80 / kWh. Yes please.
There are no barriers now... Muncipalities already charge it in places, there isn't anything stopping them now.
They can bill what they like. Collection is another story altogether. You'll find loads of people in arrears already. They only disconnect in the suburbs.
They also have to balance being re-elected. How do they politically motivate charging low income households R1000pm connection fee? If I'm not mistaken the CoCT fee is about R200 - that is VERY different to R1000.
Municipalities have been loading levies and surcharges - there is no current approval framework to charge a fee that includes a minimum consumption charge?
Because South Africans vote according to how they get ripped off by their municipalities
What I'm arguing is that if Eskom is successful in getting approval to introduce a minimum charge structure there's no reason why any municipality would not seek the same.
They have been charging it yes, City Power has been charging close to R800 for their connectivity fees, no one charges the same as any other muncipality or Eskom, so why would this suddenly change?
Then how does CoCT and CoJ charge this?
Because they can, they just need to pay Eskom, Eskom doesn't care about how they charge their users.
That is fair enough. What I am arguing is that the focus of any fixed charge won't be on the poor.Because South Africans vote according to how they get ripped off by their municipalities
Do you really think they will charge that for indigent houses? No they will not.
You completely missed the point. The guy said there is no framework to charge these fees. I asked how those municipalities are able to charge them then.
How's the move going?
How is the rash going?
Sign up with Google
