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City Power Billing Changes Leave Joburg Residents with Sky-High Bills

City Power's billing takeover aimed to fix faults but caused disputes and back-billing; over R136 million credited to 86 customers, with R1.1 billion in extra revenue recovered.

Summary by News24
Parkwood resident Elizabeth Edwards installed solar panels and switched to Egoli gas to reduce her reliance on the grid. But to her surprise, her electricity bill from City Power and the City of Johannesburg soared to more than R60 000.

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GroundUp News broke the news in on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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