ChromeSA welcomes negotiated electricity pricing concession
Independent chrome ore producers group ChromeSA has welcomed the finalisation by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of a short-term framework for negotiated pricing agreements, which will allow companies negatively affected by the high costs of power to negotiate lower electricity tariffs with those entities who supply their power.
"This welcome move by government will provide critical support to our colleagues in the ferrochrome industry, who have highlighted the desperate impact that escalating power costs have on their ability to compete in global markets.
"A fair deal as regards the cost of electricity has always been central to securing the future of the South African ferrochrome industry, given that power costs are a large component of their cost structure," the group states.
It adds that the group has been clear that both the source of and the solution to the serious challenges facing the ferrochrome industry are found in South Africa’s uncompetitive electricity costs.
"We reiterate our central point that any other possible solution to these challenges – for instance the proposed chrome ore export tax – would at best be an exceptionally short-term one.
"In addition, the unforeseen consequences of the imposition of such a tax would do significant damage to the chrome ore export sector, without any long-lasting benefits for the ferrochrome sector.
"We welcome this move by the DMRE and urge government to focus on relieving the pressures placed on the ferrochrome industry by electricity prices," ChromeSA states.
ChromeSA's members include Anglo American Platinum, Assore, Bauba Resources, Impala Platinum, Northam Platinum, Sail, Sibanye-Stillwater, Siyanda Resources and Tharisa.
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