The head of the Nigerian electricity regulator said tariff increases would “end grid collapses and bring investment into the sector”. Sounds familiar.
At a council meeting today, the City of Cape Town tabled a draft proposal which includes an increase in the cost of water, effectively doubling it between now and 2020.
Having just come out of winter, and with a decreased summer load on the national grid, you would expect that a little relief would be in order from our nation’s energy supplier – not quite. After lukewarm showers, green swimming pools and rooms lit with a single lightbulb, we’ll be finding out this week if we’re in for another increase in the price of electricity.