Cape Town – Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has revealed that while over 10 million households qualify for free basic electricity, only 2 million currently benefit due to registration issues in municipalities.
Ramokgopa emphasised the need to resolve these issues to protect the poor and improve the efficiency of electricity distribution.
“We also know that now there are fatal shortcomings with regards to free basic electricity that we have observed. At least we know that there are about 10 million households in this country that qualify for free basic electricity but what we know is that only 2 million are receiving this free basic electricity as a result of challenges on the municipal side and that has to do largely with the rate at which they are registering… so that they can benefit from this free basic electricity.
Only 2 million households in the country receive free basic electricity. This is out of the 10 million homes that qualify for it. Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, blames this on dysfunctional municipalities. #DStv403 #eNCA pic.twitter.com/LmjrM3ksjC
— eNCA (@eNCA) August 12, 2024
“And yet municipalities are receiving this grant. So I think it’s important that we resolve this question so we are able to protect the poor,” the minister said while briefing the media on Monday.
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