The government officially decided on its basic energy plan at a Feb. 18 Cabinet meeting, outlining a mid- to long-term policy ...

City Power is urging residents to register for free basic electricity before the 31 July deadline Qualifying households earning under R7,500 per month will receive 50 kWh of free electricity monthly ...

Low-income households in Johannesburg have one month left to register for access to a free allocation of electricity. City Power launched the free basic electricity drive in early June, and the ...

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said after remaining unchanged for two decades, it’s high time the 50 kilowatt per hour monthly allowance is raised to take into consideration modern ...

South Africa’s energy utility, Eskom, has revealed how many people in the country are currently signed up to receive free basic electricity (FBE), a programme where they receive a small portion of ...

JOHANNESBURG - Joburg City Power has rolled out a free basic electricity programme, which aims to provide eligible customers with free electricity units each month. The utility says this is part of ...

The JB Marks Local Municipality issues a notice to registered indigent households clarifying how Free Basic Electricity (FBE) tokens are allocated and used on prepaid electricity meters. The ...

Eskom plans to gradually increase the Free Basic Electricity allocation from 50kWh to 200kWh, which it says should be sufficient to supply households with basic appliances for up to 28 days. This ...

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that the government will review the current free basic electricity allocation for indigent households. Ramokgopa said the review of ...

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