{
  "id": 10382032,
  "title": "Ramokgopa rules out Eskom bailouts and sustained double-digit tariff hikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ramokgopa-rules-out-eskom-bailouts-and-sustained-double-digit-tariff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-28-ramokgopa-rules-out-eskom-bailouts-and-sustained-double-digit-tariff-hikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom must become financially sustainable without repeated state support or sustained double-digit tariff increases, while expanding the grid and adapting to greater competition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}