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Western Cape residents demonstrate against NERSA’s proposed 40% electricity tariff hike
The Drakenstein Municipality is protesting alongside Paarl residents on Monday to challenge the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA)…
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NERSA to decide on Eskom’s proposed tariff increase in December
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) says its decision on Eskom’s proposed tariff increase will be made on…
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MPs grill NERSA on electricity tariff hikes
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged that the high price of electricity is hitting hard on both low-income…
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Blow for municipalities who have to refund citizens after Nersa tariff rejection
Municipalities that unlawfully increased electricity tariffs will have to refund consumers after the High Court in Johannesburg rejected the National…
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Joburg residents face 12.72% electricity price increase starting July 1
Residents of the City of Johannesburg will have to dig deeper into their pockets after the National Energy Regulator of…
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Eskom unbundling will help resolve distribution issues: NERSA
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) says it hopes that the draft Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill will finally…
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Cosatu threatens to take City of Cape Town to court over electricity tariffs
Cosatu is threatening to take the City of Cape Town to court over high electricity tariffs. The council’s decision to…
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City of Cape Town not above Nersa’s directives, says Cosatu on electricity hike
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape said the City of Cape Town is not…
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eThekwini Mayor Kaunda wants amicable solution to ratepaying boycotts
The eThekwini Municipality has urged ratepayers’ associations that are boycotting paying their rates to the municipality to work with it,…
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Nersa: Investigation into City of Cape Town’s electricity tariff hike complaints could take months
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) said it could take between two to four months to finalize its…
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Eskom seeks Nersa approval for cross-border energy procurement
Eskom wants authority from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to go ahead with its plan to procure…
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Nersa seeks public comment on energy plan
Energy regulator, Nersa, is seeking public comment, on the country’s emergency electricity plan. This follows a draft proposal from the…
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Eskom served with letter of demand over blackouts
Give answers or face legal action. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter have until Friday…
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DA files urgent court application to halt 18.6% electricity tariff hike
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday filed its urgent application to the North Gauteng High Court to halt an 18.6%…
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Looming electricity tariff hike to burden South African Poultry Association
The South African Poultry Association on Wednesday said that the upcoming tariff increase on electricity will put pressure on the…
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DA wants Nersa tariff hike declared invalid & unconstitutional
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is the latest political party to join the legal fight to stop Eskom from implementing load…
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Looming court battle over power cuts
Government has until next Monday to explain what is being done to address the continuous power cuts. Political parties and…
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DA: Eskom energy crisis due to ANC cadre deployment policy
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said Eskom’s energy crisis is a result of the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) cadre deployment policy.…
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DA to march to Luthuli House in protest against electricity price hike
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it would march to the African National Congress’ headquarters at Luthuli House in Johannesburg, to…
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Residents to pay for years of negligence & corruption – Mpho Phalatse on tariff hike
The City of Johannesburg said the latest electricity tariff increase granted to Eskom means that residents of the city will…
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Eskom wants clarity on Nersa calculations
Eskom says if its costs exceed the amounts determined by the national energy regulator, it won’t be able to recover…
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Gwede Mantashe: Eskom must optimise power generation from existing capacity
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, says Eskom must focus on power station maintenance to increase power generation from…
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Eskom expected to respond to Nersa tariff hike decision
Eskom said that it would respond to Nersa’s decision to grant it only a portion of its revenue application on…
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Nersa approves 18.65% tariff increase for Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to wait until Monday to find out if his private prosecution by Jacob Zuma will…
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Nersa has until Jan to decide on Eskom’s 32% tariff hike
South African households and businesses may have to contend with higher electricity prices if the National Energy Regulator of SA…
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Cape Town mayor Hill-Lewis: We must oppose Eskom’s proposed 32% tariff hike increase
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city won’t stand for a 32% electricity price hike application by Eskom. The…
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City of Joburg’s Sun says Eskom’s proposed tariff hike will cripple economy
The City of Joburg has proposed that Eskom revise its proposed tariff increase to at least 18.4%. The multi-party coalition…
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Eskom seeks approval for revised tariff structure
Eskom has submitted a new revised tariff structure to the energy regulator Nersa. It says existing tariff structures need to…
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Eskom submits tariff restructuring application to Nersa
Eskom has submitted a tariff restructuring application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). At this stage, the…
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Joburg City Power increases price of electricity
Joburg City Power has increased the price of electricity after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved its…
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Eskom not happy with Nersa decision
Eskom says it notes energy regulator, Nersa’s decision not to grant the power utility its full 20.5 percent electricity increase…
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Nersa to decide on Eskom’s tariff increase
Energy regulator Nersa will decide on Wednesday what Eskom is entitled to in terms of revenue, which will form the…
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Electricity amendment bill fuels Nersa’s powers
Apart from providing for a new transmission system operator and competitive multi-market structure in the electricity supply industry, the newly…
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Eskom wins tariff battle against Nersa
Eskom has won a tariff battle against energy regulator Nersa. The High Court has ordered Nersa to process and consider…
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Defeat for Nersa as court orders regulator to decide Eskom’s 2022/23 tariff
The Pretoria High Court ruled in favour of Eskom in its bid to have the National Energy Regulator of South…
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Eskom takes Nersa to court
Eskom is asking the High Court to review Nersa’s rejection of its multi-year pricing plan. The energy regulator rejected the…
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City of Joburg’s electricity tariff structure criticized for being complicated
Residents in Joburg are already struggling with job losses and salary cuts brought on by the COVID-19 lockdown and now…
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City of CT seeks financial partners to help in diversifying energy mix
The City of Cape Town is looking for private and public sector financiers to boost its plans to diversify its…
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Eskom asks for price increase that will cost consumers R8.4 billion more
While subjecting households and businesses countrywide to rotating blackouts this week, energy regulator Nersa has published for comment Eskom’s latest…
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Eskom says load shedding looming as power stations reach end of their design life
Eskom on Thursday warned of a looming shortfall in generation capacity when it decommissions a number of old and outdated…
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Brace yourselves Eskom set to hike tariffs
JOHANNESBURG – South African energy regulator Nersa said on Friday it will allow utility Eskom to recover 13.3 billion rand…
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Eskom loses court application for higher tariff increases
Eskom has lost its court application to be granted higher tariff increases for the next two years. National Energy Regulator,…
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Battle over electricity tariffs back in court
The power utility wants more of your money. Eskom and Nersa are back in court over electricity tariffs. This relates…
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Eskom wants South Africans to pay more for electricity, despite load shedding
Eskom and the energy regulator are heading to court after the power utility approached the High Court in Pretoria, asking…
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Eskom is hiding inefficiencies & maladministration from court – Nersa
Nersa said that with its specialized knowledge and experience of the electricity market, it is best placed to take decisions…
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Nersa wants Tshwane to explain proposed tarrif hikes
Energy regulator, Nersa, has given the Tshwane municipality seven days, to explain why the municipality wants to increase fixed charges…
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Durban presentation focuses on IPPs and coal – Eskom
Durban presentation focuses on IPPs and coal – Eskom. “The environment in which Eskom is operating is quite dynamic. Whilst…
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