Authors: Matthew Capes, Sean Moolman Background This article seeks to examine the price and affordability of water and electricity in South Africa.
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(Click here for a 2022 update to this article) In 2015 and 2017 we published infographics showing Eskom annual tariff increases since 1988 compared to inflation.
350% increase in a decade: how expensive is electricity in South Africa compared to other countries?
Electricity prices in South Africa have dramatically outpaced inflation over the past decade (ever since the 2008 electricity supply shortage crisis). Recently,
Please note: this article has been updated – click here for the 2021 version. With the rapid increase in the price of electricity and water over
One thing is certain: the energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic change, and mostly to our collective benefit! There are too
