South Africa's government wants to limit future electricity price increases

[mylesillidge]

Changes for South Africa's electricity price pain

South Africans are paying five times more for electricity in 2024 than they did in 2010 due to repeated above-inflation increases from Eskom.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has declared the government’s intention to create a new electricity pricing plan to limit future increases in the cost of energy.

 

[Jola]

The only way to do this is to ensure that everyone pays for electricity.

 

[borro]

Bring back stage 4 !!!!

 

[wingnut771]

Hi Mr Sparkles, when are you going to deliver coal to the power stations by train again instead of all the trucks?

 

[FiestaST]

You know how it goes mos:

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[rh1]

The only way to do this is to ensure that everyone pays for electricity.

Sleepy Joe agrees:

 

[BBSA]

The only way to do this is to ensure that everyone pays for electricity.

I would not say the only way, but it is a good start.

Cutting their bloated workforce will also go a long way.

 

[wingnut771]

I would not say the only way, but it a good start.

Cutting their bloated workforce will also go a long way.

I can think of a few thousand truck drivers. Would cut out the theft and rock deliveries too.

 

[Swa]

Eskom isn't the only problem, why has municipalities also had the same increases?

 

[wingnut771]

Eskom isn't the only problem, why has municipalities also had the same increases?

Theft.

 

[mypetcow]

South Africans were paying five times less for electricity in 2010 than they did in 2024 due to heavily subsidised electricity from Eskom.

Fixed that for you

We’re starting now to be a little more in line with some of our international friends. Maybe we’ll even see the day when insulated pipes, double glazed windows and doors as well as insulated buildings become law.

Who am I kidding? Everyone likes to complain while at the same time using their geyser to heat their their roof from the inside and to run the heater with windows open for some firewood falvoured fresh air.

The only to really mitigate some of these increases at home is solar power but most of us here already did that.

 

[wingnut771]

Fixed that for you

We’re starting now to be a little more in line with some of our international friends. Maybe we’ll even see the day when insulated pipes, double glazed windows and doors as well as insulated buildings become law.

Who am I kidding? Everyone likes to complain while at the same time using their geyser to heat their their roof from the inside and to run the heater with windows open for some firewood falvoured fresh air.

The only to really mitigate some of these increases at home is solar power but most of us here already did that.

Are you telling us that its not heavily subsidised at the moment?

You make it sound like we live in canada.

 

[mypetcow]

Are you telling us that its not heavily subsidised at the moment?

You make it sound like we live in canada.

Still subsidised just not as much.

I’d rather say SA can be like Greece, southern Italy, Spain or even Portugal from a weather point of view. All have double glazing so either they or we are are being smarter about heat loss in the winter and cooling in the summer

 

[wingnut771]

Still subsidised just not as much.

I’d rather say SA can be like Greece, southern Italy, Spain or even Portugal from a weather point of view. All have double glazing so either they or we are are being smarter about heat loss in the winter and cooling in the summer

How many tin shacks do they have plugged into street light poles and transformers? Do they also have R80b owed from their municipalities? Unfortunately, euros can buy double glazing, not so much with the rand.

 

[Mirai]

Electricity is like petrol or state health. A small number of people who earn above the poverty line pay for millions of those who don't. Hence electricity, fuel, and other things have to be expensive because votes and BMWs have to be bought.

 

[Swa]

Fixed that for you

We’re starting now to be a little more in line with some of our international friends. Maybe we’ll even see the day when insulated pipes, double glazed windows and doors as well as insulated buildings become law.

Who am I kidding? Everyone likes to complain while at the same time using their geyser to heat their their roof from the inside and to run the heater with windows open for some firewood falvoured fresh air.

The only to really mitigate some of these increases at home is solar power but most of us here already did that.

We're not if you look at purchasing power. They have more expenses and higher salaries to pay. Eskom has a bloated workforce and a waste and corruption problem.

The other things you mention like double glazing is more a requirement where there's noise pollution in city centres. But speaking of keeping up with regulation perhaps then we'd also be allowed to have plugs in bathrooms.

 

[wingnut771]

We're not if you look at purchasing power. They have more expenses and higher salaries to pay. Eskom has a bloated workforce and a waste and corruption problem.

The other things you mention like double glazing is more a requirement where there's noise pollution in city centres. But speaking of keeping up with regulation perhaps then we'd also be allowed to have plugs in bathrooms.

mypetcow wants electricity to cost R20/kWh.

 

[Swa]

mypetcow wants electricity to cost R20/kWh.

It's insane to look at other countries based on the weak Rand. If this was the case our food should also cost 3x more but in reality it's priced correctly for our economy. Also we have mainly coal for generation which is inexpensive compared to fluctuating and inflated oil.

 

[mypetcow]

But speaking of keeping up with regulation perhaps then we'd also be allowed to have plugs in bathrooms.

Yes!!!!!

 

[mypetcow]

mypetcow wants electricity to cost R20/kWh.

Yes for 300kW fast chargers for EVs.