South Africa’s (SA) Acting Director-General of the Department of Electricity and Energy, Subesh Pillay, has acknowledged that consumers will feel the impact of the electricity tariff increase taking effect next month.
The National Energy Regulator of SA has approved a rise of 8.76% for Eskom direct customers, while households supplied through municipalities will face an average increase of just over 9% from July.
Speaking at the Infrastructure Indaba in Durban, Pillay said the department is balancing a cost-reflective tariff with affordability measures, particularly for low-income and vulnerable communities. He added that energy pricing also affects manufacturing costs, and the goal is to mitigate the cost-of-living impact while supporting industrial competitiveness for SA products.
–ChannelAfrica–
