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The Minerals Council South Africa reports that its Mining Composite Input Cost Index rose to 5.3% year-on-year in May, up from 2.8% in April, driven by coke, refined petroleum products and chemicals amid the Middle East conflict's effect on oil prices. The council warns that winter electricity tariffs, in effect from mid-June, typically lift electricity costs by 20% to 30% through to September, with municipal water tariffs also rising from July, keeping cost pressures elevated even as global energy prices retreat after the ceasefire.
Transalloys halts smelting, blames unsustainable electricity tariffsManganese ferroalloys producer Transalloys fully stopped production at its Mpumalanga smelter on July 1, placing about 600 permanent jobs and an estimated 7 000 downstream livelihoods at risk. CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says survival depends on Eskom, Nersa and the Department of Electricity and Energy agreeing a sustainable tariff solution, warning South Africa risks losing its last manganese smelter.
Nersa reviews fixed charges and tariff restructuring impactsNersa has published a draft market inquiry report on fixed charges and Eskom's unbundled generation, legacy and variable energy charges. It finds cost-reflective tariff restructuring affects customer categories unevenly, with agricultural customers hit hardest under time-of-use tariffs.
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Minerals Council South Africa has reported that mining input cost pressures accelerated sharply in May, reflecting the transmission of higher global energy prices into the South African economy...
Manganese ferroalloys producer Transalloys has fully stopped its ferroalloys production in Mpumalanga on July 1, with no indication of when operations may resume. The company highlights that the...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published the draft market inquiry report on the impact of fixed charges levied by electricity distributors and State-owned entity Eskom’s...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), on May 13, said it would approach the High Court to seek an extension of the May 11 deadline imposed by the court on February 20 to finalise...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published new timelines for the submission and approval of municipal electricity tariff applications for the 2026/27 financial year. For...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has extended the deadline for submitting written comments on the electricity tariff applications by the Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality,...
While the Minerals Council South Africa lauds Eskom for having maintained an average energy availability factor of 68.5% through February, which is above the 68% target set out in the Integrated...
By: Charles Stride After the last election I gave a talk titled “The unexploded, unemployment time bomb” and one of the many reasons therefor, is the continued escalation of Eskom tariff’s, set by...
South Africa's central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged at 6.75% on Thursday, saying it wanted to see inflation expectations fall further and citing potential price pressures including...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) invites members of the public to submit comments on its consultation paper on 'Nersa Redetermination of Eskom's Sixth Multi-Year Price...
As with efforts to salvage the integrated Newcastle steel mill, policy and electricity-tariff interventions aimed at sustaining and reviving the country’s ferrochrome smelters are also facing...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will host a workshop with municipalities on the tariff application process for the 2026/27 financial year from 09:00 to 13:00 on December 5....
The improvement in the performance of State-owned Eskom’s ability to supply electricity and the uptick in Transnet’s operational performance bode well for mining, but the sector faces the threat of...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has published a consultation paper on State-owned utility Eskom’s application to amend the losses charge calculation methodology for embedded...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has launched a market inquiry into the impact of fixed charges being levied by Eskom and municipal electricity distributors, which it claims...
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