Electricity bills likely to rocket as Eskom faces R300bn pollution bill

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Massive price hikes, a failure to build new power generators and invest in alternative energy, pollution by non-compliant power stations – and now SA is facing another electricity tariff hike and possible “continuous stage 8 load-shedding”.

Eskom said the overall impact of shutting down the plants, as demanded by the DFFE, would cause an immediate drop of about one-third of its total generating capacity.

“As such, Eskom is engaging with the DFFE, the department of public enterprises, the department of minerals and energy and others in respect of the way forward,” said spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha, who added the appeal will be heard in February, though no date has yet been given. “The full compliance that the authorities are requesting from Eskom will cost R300bn, and that would add at least another 10% additional on the tariff.”

But energy expert Ted Blom said he believed Herbst’s estimates of stage 8 load-shedding were incorrect as “shutting down the 16,000MW of polluting stations, you are talking about level 6 load-shedding”.

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The only response should be, we keep on going, ignore the instruction. ANC has been useless and they should pay the fine. Why must the populace pay the price for the ANC incompetence.

The ruling government is USELESS...

What is the plan for the closed power stations is not going to help out in this matter of loadshedding

I already struggle to pay and they want more money

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Because they listen too much to politics if EFF

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