Eskom entering ‘death spiral’ as higher costs push consumers to alternative energy sources
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Story audio is generated using AI As Eskom seeks an 8.8% tariff increase from April next year, energy experts say municipalities’ failure to pay the utility is contributing significantly to its financial difficulties and tariff increases.
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What happened
Story audio is generated using AI As Eskom seeks an 8.8% tariff increase from April next year, energy experts say municipalities’ failure to pay the utility is contributing significantly to its financial difficulties and tariff increases.
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Common ground
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Follow-up questions
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