DATE OF SUBMISSION: 21 MAY 2010
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
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QUESTION 154
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
154 Mr. R A Lees (DA - KZN) to ask the Minister of Energy:
(a) What (a) was the value of electricity supplied by Eskom to
aluminium smelters in (1) South Africa and (ii) Mozambique for each
month in the (aa) 2007-08, (bb), 2008-09, and (cc) 2009-10 financial
years.
(b) are the tariffs charged for electricity for each of the
smelters to which electricity is supplied and (c) were the standard
tariffs charged for electricity supplied by Eskom to (i) the
municipalities in South Africa and (ii) other countries?
Reply
(a) The energy value of the electricity supplied by Eskom to the various
aluminium smelters in South Africa and Mozambique for the 2007-08,
2008-09 and 2009-10 financial years is as follows:
Total Al Smelter Sales (GWh) 2007_8 2009_9
2009_10
South Africa 13,150 11,726
11,883
Mozambique 8,472 8,227 8,306
(b) A portion of the energy supplied to the smelters is charged on the
standard Megaflex tariff, while the largest portion of this energy
is charged according to the Negotiated Pricing Agreement, to
Skorpion Mine and Mozal, specific to each smelter. These prices were
negotiated some years ago and are subject to renegotiation as
recently announced.
(c) (i) the standard Eskom Retail Tariffs were charged for
electricity supplied by Eskom to the municipalities in South Africa.
(d) (ii) The prices charged to neighbouring utilities are
individually negotiated using the standard Megaflex tariff as a
basis with an appropriate premium. Escalation on these prices is in
line with the NERSA approved increase. Electricity is also sold to
three end-use customers, two of which are charged prices which were
negotiated some years ago and are being renegotiated, while the
third is supplied at standard tariffs.
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