City spokesman Pieter Cronje said the city would be responsible for the operating cost of the stadium - including electricity - until it is handed over to the operator, Sail Stadefrance, in November.
While acknowledging that the electricity charges were high, Cronje said they had been budgeted for.
The bill shows that the stadium is an energy-guzzler, with R272 000 worth of electricity used in the September-October billing period, R352 000 in November, R312 000 in December and R308 000 in January.
Shocking cost of lighting up CT stadium
Cape Argus
April 29, 2010
