Eskom’s planned tariff hikes set off heated debate in Parliament

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has addressed Parliament regarding Eskom's proposed 40% electricity tariff hike set to take effect next year.

Kevin Mileham of the DA addressed Parliament , criticising Eskom 's proposed 40% electricity tariff hike and highlighting the financial burden on South Africa n taxpayers. File Picture: Danie van der Lith / Independent NewspapersKevin Mileham of the Democratic Alliance highlighted that South Africa n taxpayers are effectively paying twice for Eskom 's financial woes.

In August, Eskom proposed the hike, which includes a 36.15% increase, with an additional 4% approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa , pushing the total hike to over 40%. The Economic Freedom Fighters also voiced their opposition. EFF MP Nazier Paulsen highlighted the particularly high electricity tariffs in Cape Town, noting:"The additional service charges in Cape Town are a financial burden, disproportionately affecting poor families who must choose between basic needs like food and electricity."

A petition against this matter has been issued by the DA, and it already has over 100,000 signatures, and earlier this week, DA supporters protested in the streets in all nine province. Mileham pointed out that a petition against the proposed price increases has over 100,000 signatures from South Africans.

“An example of this is the corruption and cost overruns of Medupi and Kusile, which ran R154 billion and R146 billion over budget, respectively. These overruns have been attributed to various factors, including design flaws, corruption, and delays, in other words, Eskom inefficiency.”

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