Average price increases
Eskom’s average price adjustment
Eskom’s tariffs are adjusted on an annual basis – coinciding with Eskom’s financial year price adjustments on 1 April every year. The average tariff adjustments for the last 15 years are indicated in the table below. Some tariffs, due to structural changes, have experienced a higher or lower impact than the average tariff adjustment.
Eskom’s average tariff adjustment for the last 15 years
|
Year |
Average price adjustment |
CPI |
|
1 January 1997 |
5,00% |
8,62% |
|
1 January 1998 |
5,00% |
6,87% |
|
1 January 1999 |
4,50% |
5,21% |
|
1 January 2000 |
5,50% |
5,37% |
|
1 January 2001 |
5,20% |
5,70% |
|
1 January 2002 |
6,20% |
9,20% |
|
1 January 2003 |
8,43% |
5,80% |
|
1 January 2004 |
2,50% |
1,40% |
|
1 January 2005 |
4,10% |
3,42% |
|
1 April 2006/7 |
5,10% |
4,60% |
|
1 April 2007/8 |
5,90% |
5,20% |
|
1 April 2008/9 |
27,50% |
10,30% |
|
1 July 2009/10 |
31,30% |
6,16% |
| 1 April 2010/11 |
24,80% |
5,40% |
| 1 April 2011/12 |
25,80% |
4,50% |
| 1 April 2012/13 |
16,00% |
5,20% (projected) |
