Massive R550 prepaid electricity charge for Joburg – City Power clarifies proposal

City of Joburg power utility City Power has refuted claims by the Democratic Alliance that it would be charging prepaid electricity users R554 a month on top of an 18.84% increase in electricity tariffs from July this year.but confirmed that it wants to restructure prepaid charges and bring ‘regular’ prepaid users in line with conventional residential tariffs.

The utility said that the public consultation process on the 2024/2025 tariff changes is still ongoing, and “no decision will be made without residents of Johannesburg, particularly City Power customers, making their inputs”. “From those discussions, a decision will be tabled at the Johannesburg City Council, taking into account the interest of the customers and the inflation in operational expenses.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

City Power goes ahead with plan to separate Joburg residents from hospital electricity networksSome residents in Soweto and Brixton have asked the City of Johannesburg to leave their areas on the network for health reasons
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »

Joburg residents must update prepaid meters themselves as City Power bungles projectJoburg residents must update prepaid meters themselves as City Power bungles project
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »

Joburg power outage takes out five health facilities, including three major hospitalsJoburg power outage takes out five health facilities, including three major hospitals
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »

South Africa: Power Outage Sparks Days of Protest in JoburgProtests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday
Source: allafrica - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

Homeowners march after Joburg cuts off their illegal power connectionsResidents say that since they’ve been forced to pay for electricity it has become impossible to make ends meet.
Source: mybroadband - 🏆 11. / 67 Read more »

Usindiso: City of Joburg’s GFIS should shoulder responsibility for tragedyAdvocate Ishmael Semenya implicates City of Joburg's GFIS in the Usindiso Building fire tragedy at Commission of Inquiry.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »