The latest National Energy Regulator of South Africa- (Nersa-) approved price increase of 18.55% means that the cost of electricity is now 63.08% more expensive than in April 2019, says motor and controls manufacturer Zest WEG strategic sales manager Herman Lues. He explains that since the energy crisis first started in 2008, there has been a “definite inflection point for electricity tariffs in South Africa, as from 2007 to 2022, electricity tariffs have increased by 653%”.
