Nersa has approved a National Free Basic Electricity (NFBE) rate of 194.40c/kWh for the 2024/25 municipal financial year. Nersa made the decision at its meeting held on 30 May 2024. The new rate will ...

Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati has called for the government to increase the free basic electricity (FBE) grant from 50kWh and for municipalities to ring-fence their electricity budgets to ensure the ...

City Power has made a call to all financially disadvantaged and qualifying households across Johannesburg to register for the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) programme. The City of Johannesburg's power ...

The national energy regulator (Nersa) has approved the National Free Basic Electricity rate for 2024, which will come into effect next month. The NFBE rate is the rate at which municipalities ...

Government’s free basic electricity (FBE) programme has failed to provide financial relief to poor South Africans, according to environmental researcher Dr Neil Overy and EarthLife Africa Johannesburg ...