Die burgemeester van die Kaapse Wynland-distriksmunisipaliteit, dr. Elna von Schlicht, het \u2019n kragtige beswaar ingedien teen die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (Nersa) se onlangse goedkeuring van \u2019n aansienlike verhoging in elektrisiteitstariewe. Die voorgestelde verhoging van 40%, wat op 1 April 2025 in werking tree, is met woede deur plaaslike amptenare en gemeenskappe oor die hele streek heen ontvang.<\/p>\n
Von Schlicht, wat by \u2019n groeiende getal burgemeesters in die Wes-Kaap aansluit om die tariefverhoging teen te staan, het amptelik \u2019n beswaar by Nersa ingedien. Hoewel Eskom nog nie sy finale aansoek ingedien het nie, dui die konsepvoorstel op \u2019n moontlike verhoging van tot 36,15% vir die 2025-\u201926-boekjaar, wat groot kommer onder inwoners, ondernemings en die landbousektor in die distrik veroorsaak het.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs \u2019n verteenwoordiger van die Kaapse Wynland-distrik moet ek my diepe kommer uitspreek oor die uitwerking wat hierdie voorgestelde verhogings op ons burgers en plaaslike ekonomie sal h\u00ea,\u201d het Von Schlicht in haar verklaring geskryf.<\/p>\n
Sy het beklemtoon dat inwoners van die distrik reeds sukkel met stygende lewenskostes, en \u2019n verdere verhoging in elektrisiteitstariewe sou \u2019n \u201condraaglike finansi\u00eble las\u201d op huishoudings, klein ondernemings en die landbouvereniging plaas.<\/p>\n
Von Schlicht het verder beklemtoon dat elektrisiteit nie net \u2019n kommoditeit is nie, maar \u2019n basiese noodsaaklikheid wat die grondwetlike regte van Suid-Afrikaanse burgers regstreeks be\u00efnvloed. Sy waarsku dat die voorgestelde tariefverhogings die ekonomiese uitdagings wat plaaslike gemeenskappe in die gesig staar, kan vererger en hul toegang tot betroubare en bekostigbare elektrisiteit kan belemmer \u2013 \u2019n reg wat sy glo beskerm moet word.<\/p>\n
\u201cKlein en onafhanklike sakeondernemings in die Kaapse Wynland-distrik is besonder kwesbaar vir hierdie voorgestelde verhogings,\u201d het Von Schlicht ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n
Sy het daarop gewys dat baie van hierdie ondernemings reeds sukkel met stygende bedryfskoste, en \u2019n verdere verhoging in elektrisiteitstariewe kan hulle na die rand van sluiting dryf, wat tot werkverliese en verdere ekonomiese agteruitgang in die streek kan lei.<\/p>\n
Die burgemeester het ook haar kommer uitgespreek oor die uitwerking op die landbousektor, wat geheel en al van elektrisiteit vir kritieke aktiwiteite soos besproeiing, berging en verwerking afhanklik is. <\/p>\n
Von Schlicht het ook gewaarsku dat enige aansienlike verhoging in elektrisiteitskoste nie net hierdie sektor sal benadeel nie, maar ook voedselsekerheid en indiensneming.<\/p>\n
In haar slot het Von Schlicht dit duidelik gemaak dat sy dit \u201ceties onverdedigbaar\u201d vind om enige verhoging in elektrisiteitspryse te ondersteun, gegewe die potensi\u00eble skade aan die plaaslike ekonomie, die druk op inwoners en die bedreigings vir ondernemings en landbou-belanghebbendes.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk dring by Nersa aan om die ernstige implikasies van hierdie voorgestelde tariefverhogings op ons distrik in ag te neem en om die behoefte aan volhoubare en bekostigbare elektrisiteit vir alle Suid-Afrikaners in ag te neem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Die debat oor die voorgestelde tariefverhoging sal na verwagting voortduur terwyl Nersa die besware hersien en die bre\u00ebr uitwerking op die ekonomie en SA burgers oorweeg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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