Eskom to hike prices again

PRESSURE is mounting on the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to explain a helse data input error that will see mense pay more for electricity in the next years.

- BY NICOLA DANIELS

Additional tariff hikes of 3.4 percent in 2026/27 and 2.64 percent in 2027/28 are expected to only intensify financial strain, compounding the increases already approved.

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has weighed that the new electricity increases risk pushing many households “further into hardship and deepening the crisis of affordability”.

For municipalities, they said “the fiscal risks are severe”.

Eskom was granted approved revenues of R384.6 billion (12.74 percent increase) for 2025/26, R409.5 billion (5.36 percent ) for 2026/27, and R436.9 billion (6.19 percent) for 2027/28.