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The tipping point: The impact of rising electricity tariffs on large firms in South Africa

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  • Angelika Goliger
  • Landon McMillan

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While much research has been done on the economic impacts of load-shedding in South Africa, fewer studies have focused on the effects of the rapidly rising electricity tariffs. The issue of tariff increases has now become even more critical, with technological developments making it easier and cheaper for consumers to reduce their demand for grid-based electricity.

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  • Angelika Goliger & Landon McMillan, 2018. "The tipping point: The impact of rising electricity tariffs on large firms in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-32, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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