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Experts raise concerns after Ramokgopa starts procurement for 2,500MW of nuclear power

By Ragheema Mclean In a media briefing on Tuesday, Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirmed that all regulatory requirements have been met with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to start procuring 2,500MW of additional nuclear power. Ramokgopa said that this procurement of nuclear power will be a long-term project to address future energy demands and to prevent history from repeating itself by not planning for the current […]

13 December 2023

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Cape Town residents to protest over steep electricity tariffs

Cape Town residents are expected to take to the streets on Saturday to protest against the City of Cape Town's 17.6% electricity tariff increase, which came into effect on 1 July. Following the implementation of the electricity tariff hike, numerous complaints were lodged by residents. Lobby groups STOP COCT and Electricity Tariffs Must Fall, who are organising the protest, said in a statement that they had had no choice but […]

26 August 2023

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Salga, IFP, Mpho Phalatse join chorus condemning Eskom price hike

Voices condemning the Eskom tariff hike are growing as South Africans are subjected to ever-increasing rolling blackouts. The South African Local Government Association (Salga), the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse have added their voices to those outraged by the National Energy Regulator of SA's (Nersa) decision to grant Eskom electricity price increases of 18.65% in the fiscal year 2023—2024 and 12.74% in 2024—25. Salga said that […]

15 January 2023

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DA rejects Eskom’s application for 32.7% tariff increase during ongoing load-shedding

LOCAL The DA has rejected Eskom’s application to increase electricity tariffs by 32.7%, saying South Africans cannot pay more to be kept in the dark. The embattled state-owned power utility asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) for a tariff increase which will see households pay more for electricity during ongoing load-shedding. It said it needs “reasonable tariff increases” to address financial sustainability and liquidity challenges. “Liquidity and solvency risks […]

19 July 2022

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Eskom accepts decision allowing SA energy regulator to appeal court ruling

Power company Eskom said on Wednesday it respected a recent ruling granting the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) leave to appeal a July high court decision which allowed the state utility to recoup R69 billion (US$3.9 billion) from consumers over the next three years via higher electricity tariffs. The July ruling was a win for Eskom which was disputing a decision by NERSA to deduct a R69 billion […]

8 October 2020

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Eskom judgement to have negative impact on consumers

Energy analyst Chris Yelland says the judgment by the High Court in Johannesburg regarding Eskom, will have an immensely negative impact on consumers and businesses. Electricity tariffs are set to increase at no less than 15% from 2021, after Eskom won a court battle against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) over a R69 billion equity injection. The High Court declared that Nersa’s decision to deduct the equity […]

29 July 2020

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Eskom welcomes court ruling against Nersa

Eskom has welcomed the High Court in Pretoria’s ruling against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, paving the way for the utility to recover R27 billion from consumers. The court set aside Nersa’s tariff decision and granted Eskom leave to apply to Nersa for additional expenses incurred in the 2018/19 financial year. The cash-strapped power utility had argued that Nersa’s tariff decisions were one of the major reasons why […]

11 March 2020

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Experts raise concerns after Ramokgopa starts procurement for 2,500MW of nuclear power

Cape Town residents to protest over steep electricity tariffs

Salga, IFP, Mpho Phalatse join chorus condemning Eskom price hike

DA rejects Eskom’s application for 32.7% tariff increase during ongoing load-shedding

Eskom accepts decision allowing SA energy regulator to appeal court ruling

Eskom judgement to have negative impact on consumers

Eskom welcomes court ruling against Nersa

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