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Chamber’s Eskom presentation well received

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, on Wednesday 24 June, delivered a presentation in opposition of higher electricity tariffs for Nelson Mandela Bay.

The presentation was well-received at the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) public hearings on Eskom’s selective reopener application for the third Multi-Year Price Determination at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.

The delegation consisted of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber Strategic Resources Task Team chairman Angus Clark and Deputy President MC Botha, who represented the Nelson Mandela Bay business community during the public hearings.

In receiving feedback from the delegation this afternoon, Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber CEO Kevin Hustler said the team reports the Business Chamber presentation was well-received.

Key themes on which the presentation focused were the legal compliance of the approval of these increases, and the effect the increases would have on the local economy.

“Higher electricity tariffs would not only affect the cost competitiveness of businesses in Nelson Mandela Bay, but also the sustainability of these companies and therefore job security in the city,” Hustler said.

Numerous speakers ranging from individuals to businesses and organisations made submissions at the public hearings, which started on Tuesday.

“We await further outcome from the public hearings and will continue our campaign to oppose uncompetitive higher electricity tariffs in Nelson Mandela Bay. We encourage all our stakeholders and the broader civil society to support us in this campaign to safeguard sustainable employment in the city,” Hustler said.

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