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07/04/2008 11:07  - (SA)  

Cheap power age over for SA Rate hike risk 'very real' Eskom wants 53% tariff hike

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Johannesburg - Eskom will ask the National Energy Regulator of SA to withhold sections of its tariff increase application from the public at a meeting on Monday on the grounds that the information is "business-sensitive", Nersa said.

"Eskom requested that some of the issues not be made public because that felt it was 'business sensitive' information, said Nersa spokesperson Ryna Boshoff.

On March 18, Eskom handed in its application to the regulator's electricity sub-committee and the information was to have been posted on Nersa's website to facilitate public comment.

Eskom, which was granted a 14.2% increase at the end of last year, is now seeking a 53% hike amid a national electricity crisis.

The meeting was scheduled for between 8am and 10am on Monday at Nersa's offices in Arcadia and after that, the document could be revised before being posted on its website.

The deadline for written comment on the proposal is April 29.

The closing date for registering to attend or present material at subsequent public hearings would be May 19, and the hearing itself is planned for May 23.

- Sapa

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