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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town \u2013 The DA has rejected the decision taken by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to allow Eskom to recoup over R6 billion from consumers through tariff increases.<\/p>\n

It is projected that this decision will result in a 10.95% increase in tariffs, an above-inflation increase that will increase the economic pain of consumers who have been hard hit by an underperforming economy and job losses due to Covid-19, DA public enterprises spokesperson Ghaleb Cachalia said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Pulling no punches, Cachalia said it\u2019s \u2019\u2019time for the government, as the shareholder, to wake up, lest we slide into increased debt and darkness\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Eskom has argued that one of the major reasons for its financial woes is that Nersa has consistently awarded it lower tariff increases than it has applied for. The regulator has maintained that it tries to strike a balance between Eskom\u2019s interests and those of power consumers.<\/p>\n

But in two rulings last year, the High Court set aside a series of Nersa\u2019s decisions, calling some of them \u201cprocedurally unfair\u201d and \u201cirrational\u201d.<\/p>\n

Nersa said that if Eskom were to recoup the whole R6.04 billion during 2021\/22, it would result in an estimated tariff increase of 10.95%.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019We now call on South Africans to write directly to Nersa and ask that the regulator reconsiders its decision to burden them with high electricity tariff costs, which will potentially be above the affordability range of most consumers,\u201c Cachalia said.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019While Eskom and Nersa argue about the correct allocation and implementation, the bottom line is that Eskom\u2019s model is broken \u2013 along with much else in terms of operations, maintenance and governance.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019The utility seeks to cover \u2019efficient costs\u2019 from the consumer in line with past practice where Eskom borrowed money, charged consumers for electricity, and use the difference between finance costs and consumer income. It used that surplus to pay for operational costs, new investment and even dividends.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019This is no longer possible \u2013 crippling debt, an inability to borrow in the market and a continued reliance on bailouts make the taxpayer and consumer the funder of last resort for a utility that is in a death spiral.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019The proposed divisionalisation of the entity into Distribution, Transmission and Generation must be accelerated to pave the way for private sector involvement. In the absence of this, the death spiral will continue unabated and the brunt will be borne increasingly by consumers.\u201c<\/p>\n

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