There’s been outrage about reports that Eskom intends to increase the connection fee for electricity users who also generate their own power.
The proposed connection fee is a good example of the principle. The fee is needed to cover the costs that electricity providers incur to build and maintain the capacity to generate and deliver additional energy when users’ private systems cannot provide enough.
The debates have left the wider public confused. South Africa’s electricity supply has become increasingly unreliable and expensive. Many of those using solar at home appear to believe that they should not be charged for, as they see it, helping to solve electricity supply problems.
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