Recently the City of Johannesburg has applied for an average electricity tariff hike of 22 percent, though the regulator has set 38 percent guidelines for the next financial year.

The Business Day has reported on Friday that the city applied for the tariff hike to the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) on Thursday.

City Power acting chief financial officer David Matsheketshe has said there is need of the further increase for its infrastructure upgrades and the high primary energy costs of the Kelvin power station.