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South Africa's Eskom asks for extra 12.6 pct tariff hike: regulator

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 11:28 - 08 May 2015
Workers are seen in front the construction site of Eskom's Medupi power station, a new dry-cooled coal fired power station, in Limpopo province, in a file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Workers are seen in front the construction site of Eskom's Medupi power station, a new dry-cooled coal fired power station, in Limpopo province, in a file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African power utility Eskom has asked for an extra 12.61 percent increase in electricity tariffs, the national energy regulator said on Friday.
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa, which has already approved a 12.69 percent hike for the 2015/16 fiscal year, said it was considering the application.

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