Gigaba says power price review geared to protecting SA from shocks

South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) review which has been initiated by the Department of Energy (DoE), will interrogate ways to “protect” the economy from “pricing shocks”, but was unlikely to entail a “complete revision”...

Nersa postpones power price hearings as it receives notice of policy review

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has decided to postpone public hearings, scheduled for February 3, into it multiyear price determination (MYPD) methodology. Full-time regulatory member for electricity Thembani Bukula told...

Eskom faces avalanche of opposition as tariff hearings begin

South Africa's State-owned power producer Eskom moved on Monday to defend its highly unpopular application for price increases of 35% a year for the three-year period from April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2013, at the first of what would be nine...

Daily podcast – May 16, 2008

In today's podcast: Eskom has asked Nersa to more than double its DSM programme to R2,5-billion, a new electricity pricing policy was approved by Cabinet this week, details of which will be announced at the electricity summit on Friday, and...