CIPS outlines strategies for supply chain resilience amid energy challenges

South Africa may have largely moved beyond the sustained phases of loadshedding that defined recent years; however, energy costs continue to climb, global professional body the Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply (CIPS) indicates. In March, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa approved electricity tariff increases of 8.76% for direct customers of State-owned utility Eskom and 9.01% for municipal customers for the 2026/27 financial year, adding further pressure to businesses already grappling with rising operating and logistics costs, the professional body points out.

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