Introduction: South Africa’s electricity sector is entering a new legal era – for decades, the electricity supply industry has been characterised by a vertically-integrated model dominated by Eskom with generation, transmission and distributio ...
Is electricity a right or a privilege in South Africa?
Electricity as a right: There is no express right to electricity under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”). However, unwarranted/unlawful removal of access to electricity may still be against your common ...