Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling
African Insider | 16.11.2025 21:00
A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to decide yearly electricity price hikes was unconstitutional because it stifled public participation and violated the right to fair administrative action.
