South Africa’s electricity company faces backlash amidst proposed tariff hike

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Eskom wants a tariff increase but many South Africans oppose it.

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In its latest application, Eskom asked for increases of roughly 36 per cent, 12 per cent and 9 per cent in the next three financial years.Nigerians need credible journalism. Help us report it. Disagreements between the utility company and consumers are not new in South Africa. In 2023, there were allegations of consumers bypassing meter verification but no metering faults were detected after an exercise by technicians. That dispute was resolved.

The technical team’s update is due on 25 November – about three weeks before 14 December Eskom-imposed deadline for the cut-offs.

 

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