President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that there were plans to incentivise solar PV users to feed power back to the grid, and that Eskom would pay households for their surplus power. Fin24 looked at where all of this leaves households who own solar panels.
Getty ImagesFirst, last week, there was despair, after a report that Eskom wants to charge solar users a"surcharge" of more than R900 a month. Many solar users were outraged, claiming they will be penalised for not using Eskom power – after forking out thousands on panels and installations to save on energy costs.
Then, on Monday night, excitement: President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that there were plans to incentivise solar PV users to feed power back to the grid, and that Eskom would pay households for their surplus power.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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