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On Monday, the utility's general manager for regulation Hasha Tlhotlhalemaje said this could have been avoided.
Eskom wants a 16.6% tariff hike in April and 16.72% next year to secure more than R27 billion from taxpayers.
Eskom wants a 16.6% tariff hike in April and 16.72% next year.
After a month of public hearings, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will collect the last batch of submissions in Midrand.
He’s told Parliament that he’s finalised ministerial determinations in terms of Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act and that these are now with energy regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa).
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday dismissed the power utility’s application to have the matter heard on an urgent basis.
Eskom lodged an urgent application with the court for a tariff increase of 16.6% from April and a rise of 16.7% from April 2021 to compensate for what it said was an error by energy regulator Nersa.
Eskom is seeking relief from Nersa's multi-year price determination decision, which would see tariffs increase by just over 8% in the current financial year and 5.2% in the next one.
The court has decided the matter is not urgent but will still review the merits of the case.
If Eskom has its way, consumers can pay up to 50% more for electricity.
The power utility has approached the courts to review the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's decision to deduct a R69 billion bailout from Eskom's approved revenue for the current tariff period.
Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) squared off in the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday in a fight that could see consumers pay 16% more for electricity.
A courtroom showdown looms between Eskom and Nersa that will determine how much more consumers will pay for electricity.
State-owned Eskom, which produces more than 90% of the country’s electricity, implemented some of the most severe power cuts in several years this year and is reliant on government bailouts to survive.
Earlier this month, the group took the City to court accusing it of unlawful hikes that weren’t approved by regulator, Nersa.
AfriForum took the municipality to court challenging the decision to introduce the hikes.
The organisation took the municipality to court on Tuesday to challenge that decision.
The lobby group said it had requested the National Energy Regulator of South Africa not to approve the proposed hike of 13.8%.