In the long term, Franze says the real solution is for Eskom, municipalities and the National Energy Regulator to design simpler consumer tariffs. But in the meantime, there are three basic pieces of information that can help consumers to make sense of their electricity bills. “F...
In the case of Cape Town, the Electricity Services Department is in charge of designing different tariffs for customers depending on their consumption level as well as certain indigence criteria. This leads to a progressive tariff structure with high and middle-income households paying up to double ...
In South Africa, high-income households are disproportionate users of electricity. [19] show that though high high-income households in the city of Cape Town constitute about 25% of all the households, they account for approximately 50% of residential energy demand, compared to 25% for low-inc...
Moreover, this substantial depreciation has forced Eskom to increase power tariffs to recoup additional revenue [17]. The pandemic has also decelerated the transition to clean and renewable energy by delaying productivity and long-term goals of serious renewable and sustainable energy projects [18]....
Moreover, this substantial depreciation has forced Eskom to increase power tariffs to recoup additional revenue [17]. The pandemic has also decelerated the transition to clean and renewable energy by delaying productivity and long-term goals of serious renewable and sustainable energy projects [18]....