Judge Jody Kollapen on Monday turned down Eskom’s application for urgent relief in relation to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s controversial treatment, in its most recent tariff determination, of the R69-billion in government support announced in the 2019 Budget. Kollapen said the application was not urgent and would instead be evaluated as part of the second phase of Eskom’s contestation of Nersa’s fourth multi-year price determination, which governs the utility’s tariff increases for the three-year period to March 31, 2022.
