# The Green Connection is calling on the energy regulator Nersa to reject Eskom’s proposed 8.83-percent electricity price increase for the 2027/28 financial year. The organisation states families and small businesses are already struggling with high living costs and unemployment. The environmental group’s Lisa Makaula says the regulator must check the utility’s costs carefully and make sure electricity remains affordable:
Green Connection urges Nersa to reject Eskom’s proposed 8.83% tariff hike [SOUND]
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