Government to look at administered electricity prices for key industries
Core industries are buckling under Eskom’s tariff hikes and the government is looking for ways to ease the burden
13 September 2019 - 15:56
The government is looking to unroll administered electricity prices for key parts of the economy, including mining, manufacturing and furnaces smelting minerals, Gwede Mantashe, mineral resources and energy minister, has said.
The department is calling all coal producers together for a meeting on September 27 to discuss the best possible price for both the miners and state-owned power utility Eskom, creating an index price for coal, Mantashe said at a media briefing on Friday...
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