Nersa has approved a National Free Basic Electricity (NFBE) rate of 194.40c/kWh for the 2024/25 municipal financial year. Nersa made the decision at its meeting held on 30 May 2024. The new rate will ...

Government’s free basic electricity (FBE) programme has failed to provide financial relief to poor South Africans, according to environmental researcher Dr Neil Overy and EarthLife Africa Johannesburg ...

Energy and electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said this was due to “challenges” in municipalities regarding the rate at which they registered the indigent. “Municipalities are receiving this ...

Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane has revealed that while nearly 10 million households across South Africa are eligible for free basic electricity, only 2 million are actually receiving it.