Cape Town residents criticise Eskom for expecting them to pay more for unreliable power supply
The power utility has applied to energy regulator, NERSA, for a 36% electricity tariff increase next year.
FILE: Eskom's Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - Capetonians have criticised Eskom for expecting residents to pay more for an unreliable electricity supply.
The power utility has applied to energy regulator, NERSA, for a 36% electricity tariff increase next year.
NERSA has already granted Eskom a 4% increase to recover losses of R8 billion in the 2021/22 financial year.
ALSO READ: NERSA public hearings: Capetonians urge regulator to reject Eskom's electricity price hike
The energy regulator is holding public hearings into Eskom's application in Cape Town on Monday.
[PICTURES] Eskom has applied to NERSA for a 36% electricity tariff increase next year. This on top of a 4% increase already granted by Nersa to recover losses of R8 billion in the 2021/22 financial year @NtuthuzeloNene #NersaEskomHearings
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 18, 2024
Eskom customers in Cape Town are calling on the energy regulator to stand with the people and not let Eskom bleed them dry. They say if the increase is granted it would be tantamount to taking food of people’s tables @NtuthuzeloNene #NersaEskomHearings pic.twitter.com/HsDgoyXzkY
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 18, 2024
Eskom customers in Cape Town have urged the energy regulator to reject the power utility's application for an electricity tariff increase.
One Capetonian, a pensioner, told EWN that paying for electricity was already a struggle.
"I buy R500 electricity, which I get 140 units for that. How do they expect us to live with that little electricity, or must I go back to the candles?"
The countrywide public hearings are expected to run until 4 December.