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Durban municipality proposes 21.91% electricity tariff hike (2023/2024 budget)

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Durban municipality proposes 21.91% electricity tariff hike (2023/2024 budget)

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https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-04-04-durban-municipality-proposes-2191-electricity-tariff-hike-more-than-eskoms-municipal-increase/

I hope this is not a sign of things to come in other Metros.
Eskom has been awarded an 18.65% increase.
Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town said it intends to increase tariffs by 17.6%.
Time for residents to get that solar system...

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  • system32 changed the title to Durban municipality proposes 21.91% electricity tariff hike (2023/2024 budget)
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Durban municipality proposes 21.91% electricity tariff hike (2023/2024 budget)

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https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-04-04-durban-municipality-proposes-2191-electricity-tariff-hike-more-than-eskoms-municipal-increase/

I hope this is not a sign of things to come in other Metros.
Eskom has been awarded an 18.65% increase.
Meanwhile, the City of Cape Town said it intends to increase tariffs by 17.6%.
Time for residents to get that solar system...

Ouch!

But I wish metros wouldn't announce increases in this way.

Last year COJ announced a single %age, saying this was the increase in electricity billing. But that %age was not applied across all blocks of all tariffs. Not that I think it should be, but I suspect they announce an average or overall increase, and what you see on your bill and feel in your pocket might be either side of the announced figure.

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