The city of johannesburg coj has introduced new electricity tariffs for the 2019 20 period including a nasty shock for prepaid users.
Prepaid electricity rates per unit 2019 south africa.
This is not always the case.
By michael franze managing director at citiq prepaid.
Property tariff increase impact 2017 2018.
The energy charge will be 170c per kwh and for industrial tariffs more than 100 amps a basic charge of r1 368 per month will be payable while energy charge is set at 74c per kwh.
National energy regulator of south africa gave the go ahead for the reimplementation of a fixed charge.
Tariff b post paid and pre paid the cost of electricity in tariff b does not increase with usage this tariff will suit users who use more that 600 units in one month.
As of 1 july 2019 prepaid electricity users in the city.
A new network surcharge of 6c kwh is been introduced with effect from 1 july 2018.
On 28 february 2013 nersa granted eskom an average increase in the price of electricity of 8 per annum between 2013 and 2018.
Demand charges are set at r205 per kva.
All electricity consumed used to attract a demand side management levy of 2c kwh.
2018 2019 tariffs amended version city of johannesburg budget insert.
By the reduced rate per unit.
2018 refuse tariff increase 201819 nersa approved schedule of tariffs public.
Did you know depending on your location and provider s pricing model electricity costs can vary by up to almost r1 a unit.
Many people are often confused about the price of electricity units and they believe that the electricity price is the same throughout south africa.
New electricity rates kicked in on 1 july with municipal electricity tariffs increasing by around 13 to 16.
Residential consumption of 500kwh per.
Commercial users prepaid and conventional will pay a basic charge of r485 per month.
City power prepaid tariffs for 2020 2021.
City power approved schedule of tariffs for 2019 2020.
Eskom annual price increase 2020 21 on 9 march 2020 the national energy regulator of south africa nersa approved eskom s allowable revenue from standard tariff customers to be 8 76 which will be implemented on 1 april 2020 for eskom direct customers and 6 90 for municipalities which will be implemented on 1 july 2020.
Basically this means that the more electricity you buy in a month the more you pay per unit of electricity.
Citiq prepaid explains tariffs.
In the case of prepaid customers it.
Electricity tariff the average increase of 7 17 is as applied to the national regulator of south africa nersa.
Tariffs in brief tariffs electricity increase impact 2017 2018.
