KEY POINTS South Africa’s energy regulator, Nersa, has approved higher electricity rate increases for state utility Eskom for the next two financial years after acknowledging errors in its previous calculations. …
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South Africa Approves 35% Power Tariff Cut for Struggling Ferrochrome Smelters
KEY POINTS South Africa’s energy regulator has approved an application by state-owned power utility Eskom to reduce electricity tariffs by 35 per cent for two distressed ferrochrome producers battling high …
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Nersa Queries Eskom’s Smelter Tariff Relief Plan as Funding Gap and Legal Hurdles Loom
KEY POINTS Members of South Africa’s energy regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, Nersa, have expressed uncertainty over Eskom’s request for an interim electricity tariff for Samancor and …
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South Africa Moves to Phase Out Load Reduction as Eskom Unveils Overhaul Plan
KEY POINTS Eskom has set out a fresh timetable to scrap load reduction across the country by 2027, marking its most assertive attempt in years to stabilise a battered distribution …
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South Africa Moves Ahead with Electricity Trading Overhaul as NERSA Opens Public Input
KEY POINTS The National Energy Regulator of South Africa, NERSA, has taken a fresh step toward reshaping the country’s electricity market by inviting public participation on its draft Electricity Trading …
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Eskom Warns Global Demand for Transmission Lines May Push Up South Africa’s Grid-Upgrade Costs
KEY POINTS South Africa’s ambitious plan to overhaul its ageing national power grid is facing fresh financial pressure, with Eskom cautioning that rising global demand for transmission lines is likely …
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KEY POINTS South Africa’s municipalities are warning that the country’s electricity system is drifting towards an unsustainable breaking point unless sweeping reforms are introduced at Eskom and the National Energy …
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Eskom Flags More Power Tariff Hikes as Cost Pressures Mount on South African Households
KEY POINTS Eskom has warned South Africans to brace for further electricity price increases, saying that long-standing discounts given to big industrial users are shifting the burden of rising costs …
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KEY POINTS The long-running tension between Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, and Nersa, the National Energy Regulator, has escalated after the civil rights group AfriForum succeeded in temporarily halting …
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KEY POINTS South African households and businesses are bracing for steeper power bills after Eskom and the country’s energy regulator signed off on a deal that will push tariffs higher …