South Africa faces a hefty electricity price hike in April despite ongoing load shedding and energy production concerns surrounding Eskom.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has invited stakeholders to comment until Friday on Eskom’s proposed tariff increases for the country.
Presenting Eskom’s interim results on 15 December, chief executive Andre de Ruyter warned that the seasonality of Eskom’s performance means that there is considerable cost pressure in the second half of the financial year, driven largely by summer maintenance requirements and costs associated with ensuring the security of supply.
The chief executive said that to achieve independent financial sustainability, remain a going concern and meet debt service requirements on a standalone basis, the price of electricity in South Africa must migrate towards a cost-reflective tariff.
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