DA petition gets over 200 000 signatures against Eskom's proposed 40% increase
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted the first batch of over 200 000 signatures, on its petition against Eskom's proposed 40% price hike, to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), describing it as a powerful call from South Africans for urgent action on the ongoing energy crisis.
The DA protested outside Nersa's offices in Pretoria, on Thursday. Party spokesperson on energy and electricity Kevin Mileham explained that the petition signalled the “frustration and fatigue” of South Africans facing the economic and social impacts of high electricity prices, a cost-of-living crisis, a recent history of loadshedding and unreliable power supply in hundreds of municipalities.
Mileham highlighted that the party had been inundated with residents opposing “the ridiculous tariff hike”.
He pointed out that the DA’s petition amplified the voices of citizens who were demanding accountability and transparency from Nersa to reject Eskom's application for an effective 40% price hike next year.
“It is now up to Nersa to heed this call and take decisive action to prioritise the needs of the people over continued failures,” he said.
The party urged the public to participate in Nersa’s public hearings on the electricity tariff hike application from Eskom.
Mileham said his party remained committed to fighting for “sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy solutions that will support our economy and society”.
Last month, the DA urged State power utility Eskom to withdraw what it termed a "futile and costly legal dispute" of Nersa's issuance of four new electricity trading licences and to support the transformation of South Africa’s energy sector.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Stewarts & Lloyds is a leading steel, tube, and engineering product supplier in South Africa.
VISIT SHOWROOM
ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
