Energy
Eskom heads to court to fight for higher electricity tariffs
Eskom is approaching the courts in an effort to force energy regulator Nersa to reconsider electricity tariffs for the next three financial years.
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Energy
Eskom in court to seek higher electricity tariffs
Eskom is challenging the South African energy regulator in court over a tariff increase the state-owned utility says isn’t sufficient, Mining Weekly reported, citing court papers.
Energy
Businesses increasingly going off-grid in South Africa
Forward-thinking businesses in South Africa are now starting to confront life without Eskom by putting plans in place to generate their own energy.
Energy
How farmers could help save SA from rolling blackouts
Farmers have the capacity to run renewable energy projects on their farms to not only reduce their costs, but support the national grid
Energy
Eskom tariffs to rise sharply, but the utility wanted even more
Energy regulator Nersa has allowed Eskom to raise prices by less than what the embattled company estimates it needs, keeping pressure on its balance sheet while also adding to inflation strains.
Energy
Electricity generation by farmers? ‘No,’ says state
The failure of energy regulator Nersa to register small-scale solar photovoltaic installations in Eskom electricity distribution areas is costing farmers dearly, says Ig du Plessis, director of power consultancy Sonfin.
Energy
Eskom crisis deepens, load shedding narrowly averted
Eskom on Monday night narrowly averted load shedding despite a decline in peak energy demand compared to 2007 and the addition of more than 7.5GW of installed generation capacity over the last decade.
Energy
Get ready to fork out even more to Eskom
Standard electricity users will bear the brunt of the R32.7-billion the state-owned power utility can recover in unbudgeted costs incurred in the 2014 to 2017 financial years.
News
Eskom to seek another big tariff hike
Struggling power utility Eskom is expected to submit an application to energy regulator Nersa for an average tariff increase of 15%/year for the next three years.
In-depth
Eskom: a dilapidated, hollowed-out shell of a company
Eskom no longer conjures a picture of an organisation to be proud of but rather a dilapidated, hollowed out shell with perpetual problems.
