Category: Energy supply

2021 update: Eskom tariff increases vs inflation since 1988 (with projections to 2023)

30Jul
by Sean Moolman  
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In 2015, 2017 and 2019 we published infographics showing Eskom annual tariff increases since 1988 compared to inflation.

Following Eskom’s court order success against NERSA in early 2021, it increased electricity prices by an average of 15.63% in April 2021. So what do the numbers look like today?

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2019 update: Eskom tariff increases vs inflation since 1988 (with projections to 2022)

01Oct
by Sean Moolman  
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(Click here for a 2021 update to this article)

In 2015 and 2017 we published infographics showing Eskom annual tariff increases since 1988 compared to inflation.

Following NERSA’s approval of a 13.87% average tariff increase in April 2019, what do the numbers look like today?

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Rise of the Electron Economy

07Nov
by Sean Moolman  
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The “electron economy” refers to a global shift towards using electricity as the main energy carrier. The term was coined about 11 years ago by Ulf Bossel, a fuel cell engineer and entrepreneur. In 2007, Michael Hoexter neatly summarized the electron economy concept based on Bossel’s ideas in a blog article that is unfortunately no longer accessible on the internet:

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Infographic: Eskom tariff increases vs inflation since 1988 (with projections to 2017)

20Mar
by Sean Moolman  
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(Click here for a 2021 update to this article)

Recently we learnt that Eskom has requested another 9.58% tariff increase from NERSA for 2015, on top of the 12.69% already approved for this year. More recently, it has emerged that Eskom is requesting what is called a “selective reopener” for 2016 and 2017 as well. In particular, it seems that Eskom is looking for an additional 9% increase in each of 2016 and 2017 – i.e. 17% increases in tariffs in both these years instead of 8%/year.

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