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Like a python slowly squeezing the life out of its prey, Eskom will reportedly ask the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for an electricity hike of 36.15% and 44% for the next year as it tightens its reptilian stranglehold on South Africans. According to calculations by BusinessTech, this could mean that a household with an average electricity consumption of 900kWh per month could see their bill increase by R1,600 per month.
“If you look back, before the 2023/24 increase, they asked for an increase of 32%, and they got an increase of just over 18%,” Madhi said, before adding that consumers need not panic just yet, as it was unlikely that Eskom will get the increase they are asking for. These increases would pave the way for Eskom to potentially generate revenue of R446 billion, R495 billion, and R537 billion for 2026, 2027, and 2028 respectively.
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