The National Energy Regulator of SA said on Thursday that Eskom submitted a revised application on 2 March for an increase of only 10% for Homelight 20 Amp customers - which tend to be poorer, lower-consumption users in informal settlements or those with small households. Nersa approved the application.
The standard tariff increase of 18.65% for industrial and urban consumers will still be implemented in April. However, municipalities will face a 18.49% increase from June. "Municipalities will realise a lower increase of 18.49% because, in the first three months of Eskom’s financial year, they will not experience an increase, as their financial year commences on 1 July every year," Nersa said in a statement.
"The municipalities cannot increase their tariffs in the middle of their financial year, as it would not correspond with the revenue to be achieved from licensed municipal distributors. In this regard, Eskom will over-recover revenues in the first three months… of its financial year, hence municipalities will only experience an increase of 18.49% as opposed to the 18.65% that the rest of Eskom’s customers will see.
_Business Vote out ANC.
_Business Why increase price for something that is not readily available?
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_Business Capitalist Our_DA Action4SA MYANC happy to see this brutality by eskom to poor people. SAPoliceService one day you'll wake up and realize you wer once lied to.. This is one of the reasons why the NationalShutdown on Monday..
_Business Many poorer households fall under municipalities.
_Business Likewise he's supposed to put on a fight for his ppl 🙄 but because of the kind of person he is he won't...tjerr .....
_Business VIVA ANC VIVA!!!!!