US EditionSouth Africa's Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven't Paid - Households May Pay the Price
Eskom targets 14 municipalities owing over R110 billion, warning debt could triple in five years and threaten sector stability without repayment plans.
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South Africa's Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven't Paid - Households May Pay the Price
Analysis - South Africa's state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110 billion (US$6.5 billion). Energy economist Roula Inglesi-Lotz describes the growing crisis in South Africa's power system, where many municipalities can't pay their bulk electricity bills due to poor governance, weak finances, and low payment rates from consu…
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stuff.co.zaSouth Africa’s power utility Eskom wants to cut electricity to municipalities that haven’t paid: households may pay the price
South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110 billion (US$6.5 billion). Energy economist Roula Inglesi-Lotz describes the growing crisis in South Africa’s power system, where many municipalities can’t pay their bulk electricity bills due to poor governance, weak finances, and low payment rates from consumers. She s…
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