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The interim increase in electricity tariffs would add an additional R2-billion in costs to the South African mining industry, Chamber of Mines (CoM) technoeconomics assistant adviser Dick Kruger says.
Commenting on the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) decision to grant Eskom a 31,3% tariff increase from July 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010, Kruger noted, however, that the CoM accepted that there appeared to be justification for the requested interim price increase. |