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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

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

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.

Eskom’s board has approved a new fleet renewal strategy based on the economic viability of a station as opposed to a purely age-based decommissioning of power stations.Eskom said on Monday that to ensure reliable supply of electricity and no

Eskom is ramping up efforts to improve its finances, with new agreements with defaulting municipalities and improved revenue collection from prepaid meters in Soweto. It’s been a year since Eskom started its tough stance against municipalities that