Eskom has refused every request it received from struggling intensive energy users for tariff concessions, the power utility has confirmed. Among the companies that had applied for lower tariffs was Arcelor Mittal
Among the companies that had applied for lower tariffs was Arcelor Mittal, which recently announced it would close its Saldanha plant in the Western Cape.
In a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Motloung previously appealed for government’s intervention to help save about 17 500 jobs in the ferro alloy industry, which are at risk as a result of high electricity prices. To qualify for a discount, an applicant must show that electricity is one of the company’s three biggest cost items. The company must prove it is responsible for 75% of the country’s production in the specific market they service.
The power utility this week told industry leaders at a meeting that it would ask the department of mineral resources and energy to review the framework so that agreements could be concluded for longer than two years and to increase room for tariff concessions, said Herman Pretorius, chairperson of the Energy Intensive User Group of Southern Africa.
This has to come to an end, says EIUG. The organisation’s members are also asking for agreements over a period longer than two years.
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