Eskom makes case for major overhaul of retail tariff structure in submission to regulator

Eskom has submitted a tariff restructuring application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in which the utility is proposing a major overhaul of the prevailing retail tariff structure, including a separation of energy, network and service charges and the introduction of dynamic time-of-use pricing. The application was submitted on August 5 and Eskom is requesting that it be implemented on April 1 next year, together with any adjustments to the tariff rate arising from the regulator’s parallel adjudication of its latest multiyear price determination (MYPD) application,