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Submitted | first-name | support | concern | top-concern | message |
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2026-09-15 13:02:06 +02:00 | Karen | No I do not | All of the above | Market Power & Price Manipulation | Corruption and theft |
2026-09-15 13:01:34 +02:00 | Kevin | No I do not | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Eskom and government should be taken to court and FINED for failing the people of South Africa. We ALL SUFFERED because of their poor decisions when told about not having enough capacity to supply electricity to the country yet THEY DID NOT CARE about the PEOPLE and Businesses of this country, and we LOST very productive companies and people because of GOVERNMENT and Eskom. Then ESKOM asked the PEOPLE of South Africa to help them and put in Solar, and we would be paid back certain amounts. So, Eskom and Government MUST Answer to that in Court. | |
2026-09-15 13:01:28 +02:00 | Darroll | No I do not | All of the above | Grid Congestion & Transmission Delays | |
2026-09-15 12:58:31 +02:00 | Runganathan | No I do not | Captive Consumer Tariff Protection | I am on a state pension of R2 400 , living alone with quite a struggle and cannot afford to cope with anymore increases. | |
2026-09-15 12:57:03 +02:00 | Dilip | Yes I do | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Do not penalize pensioners who have invested a lot of money in installing solar power.We should not be burdened with municipal maladministration. |
2026-09-15 12:45:23 +02:00 | Marthienus | No I do not | Captive Consumer Tariff Protection | ||
2026-09-15 12:44:27 +02:00 | Dirk | No I do not | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | |
2026-09-15 12:43:51 +02:00 | Guillaume | No I do not | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | |
2026-09-15 12:42:54 +02:00 | Howard | No I do not | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Do not penalise private capital and solar investments with punitive fixed grid fees. Protect Captive Consumers. Bar municipalities from hiking tariffs on non-solar homes to cover lost revenue from industrial and off-grid defection. Ensure wholesale market reforms do not leave everyday households footing the bill for grid infrastructure. |
2026-09-15 12:42:06 +02:00 | Andre | No I do not | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | |
2026-09-15 12:41:42 +02:00 | Patrick | No I do not | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Same old Story again bunch of scumbag thieves raping the general public to fund their lavish lifestyles and thieving habits | |
2026-09-15 12:36:40 +02:00 | Tim | No I do not | All of the above | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Mandatory fixed network charges. |
2026-09-15 12:34:09 +02:00 | Janice | I support with amendments | All of the above | Captive Consumer Tariff Protection | |
2026-09-15 12:32:08 +02:00 | Erika | No I do not | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | Just totally ridiculous charging for the Sun, and then also expect everyone to put up with their power outages!! | |
2026-09-15 12:28:28 +02:00 | Morne | No I do not | Fixed Charges & Solar Penalties | The proposed is an unacceptable punitive measure placed on already overburdened public. Brought about by the inefficiency of the service providers |
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- Ending Monopolies and Unlocking Private Investment:
Decades of Eskom’s single-buyer monopoly led to catastrophic load shedding, debt bailouts, and stifled innovation. Establishing the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) allows private generators, renewable energy developers, and traders to compete directly, deploying private capital to build generation capacity without burdening national taxpayers. - Transparent Price Discovery and Long-Term Cost Reductions:
Open day-ahead and intra-day wholesale trading forces generators to bid at competitive, marginal costs. Over time, this market mechanism removes operational inefficiencies, penalises unreliable power stations, and drives down the baseline wholesale cost of electricity for the entire economy. - Fair System Cost Allocation (“Anti-Free Riding”):
The physical grid requires billions of Rands in fixed maintenance costs regardless of how much energy is consumed. Supporters argue that grid-tied rooftop solar owners still rely on the national grid for nighttime power and system stability. Shifting toward mandatory fixed capacity charges ensures that network costs are fairly shared across all connected users, rather than being disproportionately subsidised by poorer households without solar systems. - Level Playing Field via Network Unbundling:
Legally unbundling the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) and forcing distribution companies to separate physical “wires” from electricity trading ensures non-discriminatory grid access for everyone. Independent power producers will finally compete on equal terms with Eskom Generation. - Professionalising Municipal Electricity Accounts:
Forcing municipalities to separate their retail trading businesses from network maintenance creates transparent accounting, prevents councils from diverting grid maintenance funds to cover unrelated administrative shortfalls, and establishes cost-reflective pricing models.
- Ending Monopolies and Unlocking Private Investment:
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- A “Sun Tax” on Private Capital and Rooftop Solar:
Millions of households and businesses invested private savings into rooftop solar and batteries to keep their lights on when the state failed to do so. Replacing consumption-based billing with mandatory, high fixed monthly network charges penalises energy-conscious citizens, extends solar payback periods, and discourages private decarbonisation. - The “Captive Ratepayer Trap” and Municipal Insolvency:
Large industrial and commercial users exceeding demand thresholds (e.g., 1 MW) will be allowed to exit municipal supply to buy cheaper wholesale or private power. This strips municipalities of high-margin corporate revenue used to cross-subsidise indigent households and basic services, leaving captive residential ratepayers to shoulder skyrocketing local tariffs and degraded grid maintenance. - Wholesale Price Volatility and Market Power Manipulation:
Eskom Generation still controls the overwhelming majority of South Africa’s dispatchable baseload power. In unbundled spot markets worldwide, dominant suppliers have engaged in economic or physical withholding to artificially spike market clearing prices. Without hard statutory bid caps and aggressive oversight, wholesale price volatility will be passed directly down to retail consumers. - Severe Conflicts of Interest Within the NTCSA:
Consolidating transmission grid ownership (TNSP), system dispatch (SO), market clearing (MO), and legacy state off-take contracts (CPA) within a single entity under Eskom Holdings creates structural conflicts of interest. NTCSA could face internal commercial pressure to favour Eskom assets or delay third-party grid connections. - Premature Market Launch Amid Unresolved Municipal Debt:
Opening an advanced wholesale market with mandatory imbalance penalties in 2026/2027 while municipal distribution debt to Eskom remains unresolved is premature. Financially distressed municipalities that fail prudential credit requirements will be excluded from trading platforms, creating a divided nation of well-supplied metros and failing, power-starved rural councils.
- A “Sun Tax” on Private Capital and Rooftop Solar: