Eskom to hike electricity tariffs

JOHANNESBURG - Energy regulator Nersa has given Eskom the green light to recover R13.3-billion rand from South Africans.

This is for electricity supplied in the 2018/2019 financial year.

This will hit consumers particularly hard, as the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nersa says it will explain its decision, once certain requirements have been finalised.

It's also expected to draw up an implementation plan for recovering the tariffs.

Cash-strapped Eskom applied in 2019 to Nersa to retrieve back R27.3-billion rand from electricity customers.