Table 3: Real electricity prices in South Africa, 1970-2004/5 (2000=100) (c/kWh)
|
Ave: all sectors |
Industrial |
Ave: all sectors |
Industrial | ||||||
|
1970 |
Real |
% change |
Real |
% change |
1988 |
Real |
% |
Real |
% |
|
1971 |
13.94 |
-3.0% |
13.7 |
-2.9% |
1989 |
18.6 |
-4.5% |
17.44 |
-4.2% |
|
1972 |
13.8 |
-1.0% |
13.57 |
-1.0% |
1990 |
18.56 |
-0.2% |
17.27 |
-1.0% |
|
1973 |
13.43 |
-2.8% |
13.22 |
-2.6% |
1991 |
17.31 |
-7.2% |
15.9 |
-8.6% |
|
1974 |
12.62 |
-6.4% |
13.17 |
-0.4% |
1992 |
16.43 |
-5.4% |
14.66 |
-8.5% |
|
1975 |
13.09 |
3.6% |
13.42 |
1.9% |
1993 |
15.58 |
-5.5% |
13.65 |
-7.4% |
|
1976 |
15.32 |
14.6% |
15.61 |
14.0% |
1994 |
15.4 |
-1.2% |
13.37 |
-2.1% |
|
1977 |
20.4 |
24.9% |
20.66 |
24.4% |
1995 |
15.4 |
0.0% |
14.36 |
6.9% |
|
1978 |
21.28 |
4.1% |
21.41 |
3.5% |
1996 |
14.54 |
-5.9% |
12.99 |
-10.5% |
|
1979 |
19.98 |
-6.5% |
19.87 |
-7.8% |
1997 |
14.04 |
-3.6% |
12.77 |
-1.7% |
|
1980 |
18.65 |
-7.1% |
18.74 |
-6.0% |
1998 |
13.62 |
-3.1% |
12.21 |
-4.6% |
|
1981 |
18.27 |
-2.1% |
18.27 |
-2.6% |
1999 |
13.11 |
-3.9% |
11.13 |
-9.7% |
|
1982 |
19.58 |
6.7% |
19.79 |
7.7% |
2000 |
13.23 |
0.9% |
11.94 |
6.8% |
|
1983 |
20.93 |
6.5% |
21.05 |
6.0% |
2001 |
13.02 |
-1.6% |
10.94 |
-9.1% |
|
1984 |
19.99 |
-4.7% |
20.1 |
-4.7% |
2002 |
13.01 |
-0.1% |
11.19 |
2.2% |
|
1985 |
19.77 |
-1.1% |
19.77 |
-1.7% |
2003 |
13.14 |
1.0% |
11.6 |
3.5% |
|
1986 |
20.16 |
1.9% |
20.36 |
2.9% |
2004/05 |
12.96 |
-1.4% |
11.28 |
-2.8% |
|
1987 |
20.04 |
-0.6% |
19.07 |
-6.8% |
Ave. over |
16.37 |
-10.8% |
15.62 |
-25.0% |
Source: DME (2005).
Table 4: Percentage change in Eskom average prices per customer category (nominal rand), 1994 to
2002
|
Eskom |
Domestic |
Agriculture_______ |
Commercial_____ |
Traction |
Mining |
Industrial______ |
Redistributors______ |
Effective | |
|
1994 | |||||||||
|
1995 |
4.0% |
838 |
405 |
7^42 |
2^38 |
496 |
16.74 |
584 |
803 |
|
1996 |
4.0% |
7.10 |
6.27 |
4.11 |
4.61 |
3.81 |
-2.87 |
3.38 |
1.38 |
|
1997 |
5.0% |
__________9.73 |
_______________5.52 |
_______________4.15 |
__________-1.92 |
5.81 |
___________6.68 |
________________2.49 |
4.87 |
|
1998 |
5.0% |
____________6.61 |
_______________7.11 |
______________-6.79 |
_________-0.96 |
4.77 |
____________2.21 |
__________________1.86 |
3.71 |
|
1999 |
4.5% |
__________11.51 |
_______________0.62 |
______________18.11 |
__________2.02 |
3.20 |
___________-4.16 |
__________________1.73 |
1.20 |
|
2000 |
5.5% |
___________9.24 |
_____________8.64 |
_______________1.70 |
___________1_03 |
2.37 |
___________13.05 |
_________________3.17 |
6.35 |
|
2001 |
5.2% |
11.54 |
-7.04 |
-20.66 |
2.40 |
3.42 |
-3.18 |
5.87 |
4.06 |
|
2002 |
6.2% |
___________8.19 |
______________-1.42 |
_______________8.62 |
_________9.16 |
5.97 |
___________10.75 |
________________9.05 |
8.9 |
|
2003 |
8.43% |
7.21 | |||||||
|
2004 |
2.50% | ||||||||
|
2005 |
4.10% |
-0.26 | |||||||
|
2006 |
5.10% |
6.26 | |||||||
|
2007 |
5.90% |
5.93 |
Source: NERSA (2004); Eskom Annual Reports (various issues).
Note: *Effective increase refers to the actual increase that occurred in a year.
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