INational Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) igunyaze ukwenyuswa kwentela kagesi ngo-12.7%, kusukela mhla lu-1 kuMbasa. Lokhu kungaphansi kakhulu kunokwenyuka okungu-36.15% u-Eskom owawukucelile ekuqaleni.
Ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo, i-NERSA yabamba izingxoxo nomphakathi ezweni lonke. Izakhamuzi eziningi kanye namabhizinisi baveze ukukhathazeka kwabo mayelana nezindleko eziphakeme zikagesi. USihlalo we-NERSA, uMnuz Thembani Bukani, uthe abantu baveze izinto ezibucayi ngesikhathi kuqhubeka izigcawu.
“Amakhasimende agcizelele ukuthi uma la manani egunyazwa, kuzomele akhethe phakathi kokuthenga ukudla noma ukukhokhela ugesi,” kusho uBukani. Uqhube wathi osomabhizinisi baxwayise ngokuthi bangaphoqeleka ukuthi bavale ngenxa yezindleko eziphezulu zokusebenza.
I-NERSA ithe icubungule ngokucophelela lezi zinkinga lapho ithatha isinqumo ngentela yokugcina. Umlawuli uhlose ukulinganisa izidingo zika-Eskom nesidingo sokuvikela abathengi namabhizinisi ekukhuphukeni kwamanani angenakufinyeleleka.
Isinqumo sokugunyaza ukukhushulwa okuphansi kulindeleke ukuthi sinikeze impumuzo ethile emakhaya nakumabhizinisi asevele ebhekene nengcindezi yezezimali. Nokho, izindleko zamandla zizohlala ziyinselelo kwabaningi njengoba bezama ukuphatha isabelomali sabo.
I-NERSA igcizelele ukuthi ukugcina amanani kagesi esezingeni kubalulekile ekusimameni komnotho kanye nempilo enhle yabantu baseNingizimu Afrika.