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document.write("<h5>More big bonusses for Eishkom Fatcats!</h5>");
document.write("More cheap electricity for neighbouring states. The beggars of Africa and their supporters are wringing us dry. Beware - the goose that lay the golden eggs is gone. Electicity consumption will plummet and, in the end, Eskom will have achieved nothing.  . jonathan");
document.write("<h5>the cost conundrum</h5>");
document.write("If Eskom's standard rate is 25,4c/kw why am I paying 54,7c to City of Cape Town who will also be applying a 30+% increase so therefore I will be paying 71,1c/kw for every unit that is costing municipality 32c. That is a percentage increase of 231% on Eskom's charge to municipality. Surely our electricity should be rising by 7c/kw, Eskoms increase?. DDC");
document.write("<h5>Vote ANC</h5>");
document.write("blame it on apartheid. clown. ");
document.write("<h5>ESKOM gets its way - on what conditions?</h5>");
document.write("Now that ESKOM has got the entire country to ransom,  what are they going to give as assurance:  No self congratulatory fat cat bonuses for the next 5 years? No staff salary increases - we all have to bite the bullet because of the recession,  many private firms have canned the idea of any form of remuneration increases for their staff - so will ESKOM do the same? Get real qualified SA citizens, white or any other colour, to manage & do the job properly & not token appointments for comrades & pals? Will they be monitored on performance and delivery to the paying SA citizen & NERSA? Lets wait and see - Aloota continua - Pay more and get less - while the cabal of fat cats live it up!! . Mobster");
document.write("<h5>Agree with comments</h5>");
document.write("What we need from Govt and parastatals alike is TRANSPARENCY. And proper regulators appointed to ensure a) no big bonuses for fatcats b) decent qualifications for staff IRRESPECTIVE of colour c) All illegal connections to be removed and kept disconnected d) A careful check kept on the price paid for coal e) Publication of how much electricity is sold over the border and at what cost. The time for racialistic BEE games, ANC corruption and rotten service is now well past its sell-by-date.. gerald");
document.write("<h5>math</h5>");
document.write("R62.031 billion divided by 198 857 gives us 31 cents per kwh, not 33... Why does Eskom need to make SO much money in 1 year? That's what I want to know.. freddie");
document.write("<h5>Below Cost Power to Neighboring Countries and Big Industry</h5>");
document.write("The above article left out a very telling paragraph from the Eskom statement that helped shed some light on the below-cost price electricity is being sold to neighbouring countires and so called \"bigger users\". <br /><br />The full Eskom statement reads \"The adjustment would result in an estimated standard tariff revenue of R62,031-billion from distribution standard tariff sales of 198 857 gigawatt hours. The estimated total revenues, including special pricing agreements for bigger users of electricity, will be R64,704-billion for sales of 222 640 gigawatt hours, including international sales.\"<br /><br />Based on that, we can calculate that Eskom will make R2,676-billion for the sale of 10% of their production, so they are selling power at 11,23 cents/KWH to internationals (neighboring countries) and big users (eg smelting plants). This is patently below production cost, while we lame and crippled middle classes will be paying an end price of around 70 cents/KWH!<br /><br />That is far more iniquitous than subsidising the poor! This is a debacle!. Impie");
document.write("<h5>Eskom Increase</h5>");
document.write("I buy my power direct from Eskom and have been paying 39.52cents per unit for the last year. Where do you get your figures from. This must surely be the rate industry pays. Readers would like information on the rate for domestic use. Brenda. Brenda");
document.write("<h5>Subsidies for factories</h5>");
document.write("@ Freddie.<br />ESKOM needs this much, because some idiot decided that some industries can pay less than the consumer.  You see, they signed contracts ensuring a very low rate of between 12 – 14 cents per unit.  And you pay????<br />The answer: The consumer subsidies certain industries.<br /><br />@ Brenda.<br />I wish they will give us that info too.  I have a pre-paid meter and pays around 63 cents per unit.  Way more than most!  <br /><br />In conclusion:<br />If government get their municipalities in order and stop the greed, the consumer would be better protected.<br />If government opens their eyes and realizes that the consumer at this stage subsidies certain industries, they would be able to protect the consumer by making those agreements null and void.<br />If ESKOM give those subsidized an increase of 2%, they wouldn’t need to up the price the consumer pay.  After all, the consumer is roughly only 17% of those that ESKOM supply.<br /><br />Think about that….<br />. varkie");
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