The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has rejected Eskom’s appeal for a 15% tariff increase over the next three years, saying the utility is "out of touch with reality". “There is already too much burden hanging over South African customers. We can’t expect them to pay,” Salga head of electricity and energy Nhlanhla Ngidi told the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) during the first day of three-week, countrywide hearings into the multiyear price determination (MYPD 4) revenue application for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 financial years.
