Watch: Eskom Increases Tarrifs by 18.65% for 2023/2024

Get set for up to eight hours without electricity following Eskom’s sharp intensification of load shedding to Stage 6 on Tuesday night.

At the same time hang on to your wallets, as today the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has increased the average Eskom electricity price for the 2023/24 year.

Nersa has arrived at an increase of —-------------------- commencing on April 1.

On Tuesday evening, Eskom announced that load shedding would be escalated to Stage 6 from 9pm until 5am yesterday.

On Wednesday, Eskom said in a statement Stage 6 load shedding would be implemented continuously until further notice.

Stage 6 means rotational power cuts of 6 000MW and, depending on the area, roughly eight hours per day of no electricity from Eskom.