Wie gaan betaal vir daardie skuld, Eskom?
Wie gaan betaal vir daardie skuld, Eskom? (Who is going to pay for that debt, Eskom?). Rapport Sake, 20 November 2022.
Energy tariff expert MC Botha says time will tell if the costs of Eskom’s R9 billion World Bank loan to decommission and repurpose the Komati power station for renewable energy will be passed on to consumers in the form of increased electricity tariffs.
Komati’s R9bn World Bank loan gamble
Komati’s R9bn World Bank loan gamble. City Press, 20 November 2022.
MC Botha comments as an energy tariff expert on Eskom’s R9 billion from the World Bank to decommission the Komati power plant and convert it to delivering renewable energy. If Eskom plans to recover the loan costs from electricity consumers, it would need to adhere to electricity pricing policy guidelines and disclose the impact in public hearings, Botha said.