The Electricity Pricing Policy is currently undergoing a review. The review outcomes will guide the department on measures and steps to be taken to mitigate the effects of rising living cost and escalating electricity rates throughout the country. Moreover, the review findings will also inform the review of the Free Basic Electricity programme which is intended to help local authorities provided basic services to ...
More »Loadshedding is a last resort to protect the grid from a blackout when the supply cannot meet the demand. The end of sustained loadshedding requires adequate available generation capacity. Eskom has already seen the benefits of the Generation Recovery Plan with having no loadshedding since 26 March 2024 and Eskom will continue to drive this plan to further improve the availability of its generation ...
More »(a) Electricity theft and vandalism of infrastructure remain a huge concern in Eskom. Offenders continue to connect illegally on the network, bypassing meters, and tampering with electricity infrastructure, causing transformers to overload and explode. Eskom runs various awareness campaigns and educates its customers on different platforms about the consequences of electricity theft and the effects of infrastructure vandalism.
Eskom remains committed to replacing these ...