If the proposed rate increase is approved, NW Natural customers will be paying more than 50% more on their bills than they did in 2020.

Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said illegal connections and a weakened capacity to collect revenue remain a concern in most North West.

New York and two other northern states are now facing a surcharge on all electricity provided by Canada after President Donald Trump's tariffs on the country went into effect last week. Although Trump ...