Parliament to debate Eskom's proposed tariff increases
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has accepted the DA's request for MPs to debate Eskom's looming electricity tariff increase.
The DA wrote to the speaker earlier this month requesting an urgent parliamentary debate on the increasing cost of electricity in South Africa.
“The debate will interrogate the National Energy Regulatory Authority's decision to allow Eskom to recover an extra R8 billion next year through this ‘make-up tariff’, which it calls a ‘regulatory clearing account’ and which will allow Eskom to collect an extra R8 billion to make up for shortfalls in its revenue in previous years,” said the DA's spokesperson on electricity, Kevin Mileham.
Mileham said the series of electricity price hikes needs urgent attention.
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"The potential impact of a 40% electricity tariff increase is horrendous for South Africans already struggling under a cost of living crisis. If Nersa grants Eskom’s request for a further increase of 36% next year, on top of the R8 billion they want to levy as a ‘make-up tariff’, millions of South Africans are going to be forced to choose between buying food and making electricity payments.
"The combined increase will force consumers who currently spend R900 per month on electricity soon to pay R1,260 per month. This is why the DA will fight this tooth and nail.”
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