Joburg looks to Portland to evaluate the feasibility of its in-pipe hydropower system to generate energy in bid to keep lights on.
City Power is set to implement a residential time-of-use tariff system that will allow the utility to price electricity at different rates during the day.
City Power will increase its tariffs by 7% from 1 July.
City Power MD Sicelo Xulu brushes aside doubts that smart metering will solve Johannesburg’s problem of billing estimates, saying the utility will continue to invest in new technologies to reduce inefficiencies.

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