Tag: Eskom

South Africa: Eskom applies for 20.5% hike in electricity prices in 2022

Dec 10, 2021

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by

Ankita Chakraborty

in Ferro Chrome

Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electric utility, has applied for a price hike of 20.5%, starting April 2022. Meanwhile, Eskom wants an increase of 15.07% in 2023-2024 and a further 10% in 2024-2025. South Africa’s National Energy Regulator plans to make the announcement by 22 Feb’22. In the coming years, many ferro chrome smelters may have…