Eskom, which generates almost all of South Africa’s electricity, is still studying the impact of a tariff increase that was about a quarter of what it requested as shrinking liquidity threatens the utility. An award by the state energy regulator
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Energy regulator Nersa on Friday announced that it granted Eskom little more than a quarter of the 19.9% tariff increase it applied for, for 2018/2019, and in fact slashed its revenue to considerably less than it
Energy regulator Nersa will announce its decision on Eskom’s tariff hike application next week. The regulator was due to announce its decision with regards to the power utility’s request on Thursday but postponed to give itself more
Energy regulator Nersa on Thursday opened the consultation process for Eskom’s application for an average tariff increase of 19.9% by publishing the application on its website. If approved, the increase would apply to Eskom’s direct
Eskom wants its clients to pay on average 19,9% more for electricity from 1 April next year and proposes that municipalities pay 27,3% more for bulk electricity purchases from 1 July 2018. This comes against the background of controversy about
Energy regulator Nersa is soon to decide if Eskom should be granted an exemption from a long list of regulatory…
The renewable energy sector was notified in a short note – sent at 4.25pm on Friday – that the financial close of 37 outstanding independent power projects would not take place on Tuesday, 11 April as planned. No new date has been set and
There are strong indications that Eskom’s average electricity tariffs will increase by a mere 2,2% this year. While this sounds good from a consumer perspective, it would leave a big hole in the utility’s pocket that might
A South African court told the nation’s energy regulator to review its decision to allow the state-owned power utility to increase prices from 1 April after a group of business people argued the company needed to be more open about its expenses
South Africa’s state-owned power utility may ask the nation’s energy regulator for permission to raise prices more than allowed so it can recoup more than R40bn of non-budgeted expenses incurred over two years, an analyst at Rand Merchant Bank said.