Cape Town mayor urges Nersa to ‘reject Eskom’s 44% tariff hike’

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has written to the National Energy Regulator (Nersa), calling for the rejection of Eskom’s planned tariff hike.Hill-Lewis said the power utility had not formally submitted its application but said “early consultations have revealed their intention to ask Nersa for a 44% hike for electricity sales to municipalities, and a 36% hike for direct Eskom customers”.In the letter sent to Nersa this week, Hill-Lewis said the city is strongly opposed to “Eskom’s 44% hike”.“This is a mammoth Eskom increase that Nersa must stop in its tracks. It is…