Political parties agree electricity tariff increases too high, want Eskom to reconsider proposed 36% hike

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Political parties agree electricity tariff increases too high, want Eskom to reconsider proposed 36% hike
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Parties were taking part in a debate of national importance sponsored by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the National Assembly.

JOHANNESBURG - Political parties are in agreement that electricity tariff increases are too high and have called for Eskom to reconsider its proposed 36% hike.

They were debating the recent decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to grant Eskom’s application to retrospectively recover R8 billion for the 2022 financial year.DA energy spokesperson, Kevin Mileham, who sponsored Thursday’s debate, said the country’s electricity pricing policy was decades out of date and NERSA's methodologies were inadequate."As Parliament, and as government, we need to be doing everything we can to make electricity more affordable.

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