Municipalities countrywide are insisting they need more time to comment and that a public hearing must be held before energy regulator Nersa makes a decision to correct its own botched process last year in setting Eskoms electricity tariffs.
The 21 January deadline for written submissions has already passed, but according to Charles Hlebela, Nersa head of communications, the regulator is considering a public meeting.
Nersa will however have to return to court to seek an extension of the strict timelines imposed by the High Court in Pretoria last year for finalising Eskoms bulk tariffs for municipalities, which must feed into the municipal budget process.
