Question NW1502 to the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
19 May 2023 - NW1502
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Electricity
(1) What are the reasons that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality residents in KwaZulu-Natal will face 22% higher electricity rates tariff from 1 July 2023 compared to other provinces once the city’s draft budget for 2023-24 is approved; (2) whether he will furnish Mr N Singh with the official guidelines for rate tariffs for the 2024-25 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) We advise the member to direct the question to the Department of Cooporative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
(2) The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is the regulatory authority, inter alia, on municipal electricity pricing guidelines. It publishes an annual determination of Municipal Tariff Guidelines and the revision of Municipal Tariff Benchmarks around May of each year, which is applicable to the following financial year (commencing in July 2023).
The public commenting period for the 2023/24 determination closed on 04 May 2023 and NERSA will accordingly publish their decision regarding the 2023/24 guidelines in due course.