* *Bigger challenges ahead for civil society to fight electricity price hikes* * While OUTA agrees somewhat to the court ruling that it is NERSA’s rol...
* *No, no, no and no to tariff hikes - 24 times* * All the municipalities’ requests for higher-than-standard electricity price increases should be ref...
* *Molefe's reappointment at Eskom is a farce and will be challenged* * As far as we understand, Mr Molefe had resigned as the CEO for the sake of goo...
* *OUTA welcomes NERSA ruling on electricity tariff increase* * Besides the municipalities of Cape Town, Midvaal, Saldanha Bay, and Johannesburg’s Cit...
* *OUTA commends Minister Brown's cancellation of Molefe bonus* * “Ms Brown's reasons to decline the exorbitant payout make sense, as the board's moti...
* *OUTA trips Eskom’s predatory tariff hike* * Eskom had argued for the new higher tariff in order to encourage consumers to reduce consumption on day...
* *OUTA seeks extension on comment period for critical energy gazette** * * OUTA not only questions the timing of the New Energy Efficiency gazette, b...
* *OUTA objects to flawed energy IRP public engagement process** * * While the Department of Energy (DOE) have given notice of the presentations to th...
* *OUTA to fight for rational energy plan* * The latter has been six years in the making and four years late, and comes at a time when profound questi...
* *No nuclear until wide consultation on IRP** * * “An updated IRP is extremely welcome as the current plan is long overdue,” says Wayne Duvenage, OUT...
* *Nearly-missed opportunity for public to comment on stealth nuclear gazette* * This is a dubious move, as in law, if the public fail to comment on a...
* *OUTA seeks enquiry into Eskom's audit and financial controls* * OUTA has learnt from the Carte Blanche expose and other whistleblower input, that g...
* *OUTA investigating class action against Eskom* * We congratulate the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chambers and others with their successful court ap...
* *No Nuclear until Medupi et al properly commissioned* * It is our opinion that Eskom has been withholding crucial facts, which if illuminated to the...
* *Eskom’s Gupta coal saga warrants absolute transparency* * Several glaring facts suggest that this transaction is highly irregular, some of which in...
* *Concern over Eskom’s excessive profit motive* * Cost reflective pricing allows an entity to justify price increases based on the costs incurred by ...
* *Eskom tariff interdict does not deter us!* * On the 29th of March, after OUTA had already launched their application, NERSA then provided their wri...
* *OUTA to urgently challenge electricity tariff hike in court* * In answer to OUTA's request to supply the public with the reasons for its decision t...
* *Electricity tarriff increase of 9.4% not acceptable* * OUTA believes this increase is too lenient towards Eskom and allows the bill for various ine...
* *OUTA opens public portal to oppose Eskom tariff increase* * Click here to submit your comment on the tariff hike Eskom has a claim of R22.8 billion...
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