Eskom: Public must pay R190bn to fix our mess. Judge: Think again
11 February 2020 - 06:07
By Jeff Wicks and Chris Yelland
Image: Business Times Eskom's attempt to hike up electricity tariffs have been squashed by the high court in Pretoria.
Bedevilled power producer Eskom – which is trying to bleed as much as R190bn from consumers through a series of tariff hikes – has been dealt a hammer blow by the Pretoria High Court.
On Monday, judge Jody Kollapen dismissed an urgent application by the utility, which if successful would have seen electricity prices raised by 16.6% and 16.7% over the next two years.
