Eskom faces worse crisis than load-shedding

• Electricity prices have increased by 14.5% annually since 2008, while average consumer price inflation has only increased by 5% per year over the same period.
• Eskom's average electricity price in 2008/09 was 24.7 c/kWh, and by March 2026, it had reached 241.64 c/kWh, a 973% increase.
• The rising cost of electricity will create a crisis more devastating than load-shedding, with severe negative implications for the South African economy if the plan to end Eskom's monopoly is not implemented.