Following a high court hearing that went into the evening on Wednesday 14 January, Judge Anthony Millar ordered energy regulator Nersa to redetermine the electricity tariffs applied in 2024/25 for the City of Joburg, Ekurhuleni on the East Rand, Madibeng Municipality in Brits, and Msunduzi in Pietermaritzburg.
This comes after he declared the tariffs unlawful in November and may lead to those electricity users who were overcharged being credited and those, probably households, who were undercharged having to cough up the difference.
The order may also have a huge impact on the budgets of the four municipalities.
