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In November last year Eskom submitted an application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa NERSA, to recover R22.8 billion which the power utility said it used to prevent load shedding. This amounted to a 16.6% tariff increase. Last week NERSA announced that it approved a 9.4% electricity hike for 2016/2017 and the increase is due to be implemented from the 1ST of April. The Regulator says the decision followed extensive consultations with government, small and intensive energy users, including public hearings in six provinces. NERSA says what remains a challenge is regulating the energy industry in a manner that balances the interests of energy producers on the one hand and consumers on the other.

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