Verbruikers word weer hard getref deur die brandstofprys wat om middernag gestyg het.
Petrol kos 47 sent per liter meer en diesel 49 sent per liter.
Die besteebare inkomste van Jan Alleman gaan verder krimp met beplande verhoogde kragtariewe.
Kragtariewe sal na verwagting in Julie styg in ooreenstemming met Eskom se multijarige prysvasstelling.
Indien die energiereguleerder, NERSA sy versoek vir ‘n bykomende twaalf persent verhoging toestaan, sal die tariewe aanstaande maand met sowat 25 persent styg.
Mens sukkel alreeds om kop bo water te hou. Volgende styging is natuurlik voedselpryse.
Die wet van Transvaal…….
Wel dis nou vervang met die wet van die ANC. Ons sal jou belas as jy wit is tot op die punt waar al die blankes in plakkerskampe sit.
Dit sal nie gebur nie, nie as ek dit kan keer nie. Die hoof van NERSA, Thembani Bukula is reeds dik vir my en my skrywes en die van andere. Ek dink hy sal ‘n idioot wees as hy en sy trawante enige verhoging gaan goedkeur. Ons sal maar die 29ste Junie sien wat gaan gebeur.
Hy ensy trawante by eksdom sal mar eers na hierdie moet omsien voordat tariewe gelig kan word.
Electricity theft in South Africa is out of control
Electricity theft is not only costing South Africa billions each year, it is also costing people their lives. Here is a look at the scourge of electricity theft in the country.
By Staff Writer – June 1, 2015 69 Comments
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Electricity theft in South Africa is out of control. Eskom is losing billions each year to this crime, and many people are getting electrocuted because of unsafe wires in areas where this theft takes place.
[Also see: This is how people steal electricity in South Africa]
The elimination of non-technical electricity losses in South Africa – electricity theft and non-payment – would avoid the need for most load shedding. This gives some idea of the scale of the problem.
Chris Yelland, electricity expert and director of EE Publishers, said about 32% of all electricity delivered by City Power Johannesburg is lost to theft and non-payment.
“If these non-technical losses could be eliminated, peak demand would be reduced enough to completely eliminate the need for load shedding,” said Yelland.
Another report which illustrates the magnitude of the problem comes from the City of Tshwane, where electricity theft and meter tampering cost the metro R416 million in the 2013/14 financial year. This was an 83% increase compared to the previous year.
A recent Daily Sun report also highlighted the dangers of electricity theft after seven people were electrocuted in the Airport Valley squatter camp near Port Elizabeth.
This follows the death of Princess Ntuli, who was electrocuted by an illegal connection in January 2015 while she was walking barefoot in Intshawini, near Stanger in KwaZulu-Natal.
Apart from the obvious dangers, illegal connections also put the grid under undue pressure, resulting in outages due to overload.
The following photos show some examples of wires on the ground due to electricity theft.
Electricity theft
Electricity theft
Electricity theft
Fighting electricity theft
While it is not easy to fight this crime, there are projects which aim to battle the scourge of electricity theft.
The Operation Khanyisa campaign, established under Eskom’s Energy Losses Management Programme, said that it is approaching the R1 billion mark in recovery of revenue and prevention of further energy losses.
Maboe Maphaka, a senior manager at Eskom, said the use of new technology, application of the law, and community mobilisation worked to curb electricity theft.
“Operation Khanyisa has helped with the recovery of approximately R400 million in revenue for Eskom and the protection of a further R500 million worth of energy from loss,” said Maphaka.
City Power said in August 2014 it is continuing the fight against people using illegal electricity connections.
It started to install prepaid meters in vandal-proof boxes to avoid user interference and tampering, and urged residents to report illegal electricity connections.
Eskom is also looking to take the fight to areas of high electricity theft and non-payment by targeting these neighbourhoods with load shedding.
The following images show electricity meter tampering which is used to steal electricity.
Electricity meter tampering
Electricity theft – meter tampering
Electricity theft – meter tampering
Images of electricity theft
The following photos show real-world examples of electricity theft in South Africa. This usually occurs in informal settlements.
Electricity theft is recognisable by the absence of control boxes (especially on poles), which are used to measure electricity usage.
Electricity theft in informal settlement
Electricity theft
Electricity theft