# Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government is focused on lowering electricity costs, as high prices gradually erode household incomes. The cost of electricity from 2007 to 2024 has increased by 937-percent. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa recently came under fire after admitting to a 54-billion-rand mistake in Eskom’s tariff determination for the current and following two financial years, which will be recovered from electricity users. Ramokgopa told the SABC that high electricity prices also push businesses toward uncompetitiveness:
Minister Ramokgopa says government is focused on lowering electricity costs [SOUND]
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