All other Electricity Tariffs documents other than the documents listed above, are found under annexture 6 of the Budget documents list.
City Of Cape Town schedule of Electricity Tariffs (Effective From 1 July 2012)
(Note: Prices quoted exclude VAT - prices in brackets include VAT)
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Domestic Tariffs
Domestic customers are defined as juristic or natural persons purchasing electricity in private residential establishments where electricity is used primarily for residential use including, but not limited to, houses, blocks of flats, town house complexes, bed and breakfast establishments, second dwellings and bona fide residential establishments registered by the Welfare Department.
Where electricity received does not exceed 450 kWh per month (on average, including any free portion received), consumers will receive a free basic allocation of up to 50 kWh. Should electricity received exceed 450 kWh per month (on average, including any free portion), then the free electricity portion will no longer be made available to the household.
The average receipt of 450 kWh per month is an average measured over any period of twelve consecutive months, and includes any Free Basic Electricity that may have been received.
Where Free Basic Electricity is received, this forms part of the LifeLine Block 1 allocation of energy, so only a maximum of 100kWh of the 150kWh is paid for by these consumers, the other 50kWh is paid for by the City.
Qualifying domestic consumers on prepayment meters will not receive the free basic allocation in months in which no electricity is purchased unless this is specifically claimed at a vending outlet in each such month. Qualifying consumers on credit meters will be credited with as much of the free basic allocation as is used during the metering period.
The Net Metered Domestic tariff is available only for approved Net Metered Connections, where the Consumers offset their small scale generation against their purchases from the Municipality, provided that their purchases exceed their generation. |
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1.1 |
Domestic (>450 kWh received per month) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
Block 1 (0 – 150 kWh) |
113.20 |
(129.05) |
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Block 2 (150.1 – 350 kWh) |
118.11 |
(134.65) |
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Block 3 (350.1 – 600 kWh) |
118.11 |
(134.65) |
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Block 4 (> 600 kWh) |
140.18 |
(159.81) |
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1.2 |
LifeLine (<450 kWh average received) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh)
(Any FBE received forms part of the Block 1 receipt) |
Block 1 (0 – 150 kWh) |
64.93 |
(74.02) |
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Block 2 (150.1 – 350 kWh) |
89.95 |
(102.54) |
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Block 3 (350.1 – 600 kWh) |
118.11 |
(134.65) |
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Block 4 (> 600 kWh) |
140.18 |
(159.81) |
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1.3 |
Net Metered Domestic |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
9.83 |
(11.21) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
91.69 |
(104.53) |
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Commercial Tariffs
Commercial/Industrial consumers are defined as those consumers that are not defined as Domestic consumers and include, but are not limited to, halls, places of worship, schools, sports clubs, restaurants, theatres, consulting room establishments, and all other commercial and industrial premises.
Residential establishments such as hotels, hostels, guest houses, boarding houses and retirement homes or where the supply to a residential premise exceeds 100A will also be regarded as Commercial customers.
Commercial customers with an installed capacity of 500 kVA or less may elect to take their supply at either of the Small Power Tariffs or the Large Power Low Voltage Tariff. Customers with installed capacity exceeding 500 kVA and up to 1 MVA must take their supply at either the Large Power Low Voltage or the Large Power Medium Voltage tariff. Customers with installed capacity of above 1 MVA must take their supply at the Large Power Medium Voltage or the Time of Use tariff.
It should be noted that when a tariff is selected the customer needs to take cognisance of other provisos in the relevant other policies and documentation that may impact on that selection.
The Demand Charges on all the relevant tariffs is only applicable on weekdays between 06:00 and 22:00 provided suitable metering is installed at the customers’ premises. |
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2.1 |
Small Power |
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2.1.1 |
Small Power 1 (>1000 kWh average per month) |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
19.16 |
(21.84) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
103.40 |
(117.88) |
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2.1.2 |
Small Power 2 (<1000 kWh average per month) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
161.68 |
(184.32) |
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2.2 |
Large Power |
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2.2.1 |
Low Voltage |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
31.91 |
(36.38) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
54.21 |
(61.80) |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
161.31 |
(183.89) |
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2.2.2 |
Medium Voltage |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
31.91 |
(36.38) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
50.39 |
(57.44) |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
150.03 |
(171.03) |
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2.3 |
Medium Voltage Time Of Use |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
5 210.00 |
(5 939.40) |
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Energy Charge – High Demand (c/kWh) |
Peak |
255.46 |
(291.22) |
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Standard |
67.55 |
(77.01) |
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Off Peak |
36.77 |
(41.92) |
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Energy Charge – Low Demand (c/kWh) |
Peak |
72.53 |
(82.68) |
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Standard |
45.00 |
(51.30) |
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Off Peak |
31.91 |
(36.38) |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
81.03 |
(92.37) |
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2.4 |
High Voltage Time of Use (for 66kV or 132kV supplies, depending on the network) |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
5 210.00 |
(5 939.40) |
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Energy Charge – High Demand (c/kWh) |
Peak |
247.80 |
(282.49) |
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Standard |
65.52 |
(74.69) |
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Off Peak |
35.67 |
(40.66) |
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Peak |
70.35 |
(80.20) |
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Standard |
43.65 |
(49.76) |
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Off Peak |
30.95 |
(35.28) |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
81.03 |
(92.37) |
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Notes to the TOU Tariffs: |
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High Demand season is from June to August, Low Demand season is from September to May. |
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Hours of Operation: |
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Peak |
Weekdays 07:00 to 10:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
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Standard |
Weekdays 06:00 to 07:00, 10:00 to 18:00, 20:00 to 22:00 |
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Off Peak |
All other times |
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2.4 |
Off Peak
This tariff is only available for use in conjunction with the Small Power User tariff. It will be applicable during the Off Peak periods from 22:00 to 06:00 on weekdays and from 22:00 on Friday to 06:00 the following Monday. The minimum charge is applicable if the Rand value of the energy consumed during the off peak periods is less than the amount of the Minimum Charge.
As of 1 July 2012, this tariff will only be available to existing customers. |
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Minimum Charge (Rand per day) |
62.55 |
(71.31) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
57.09 |
(65.08) |
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3 |
Lighting Tariffs |
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3.1 |
Street Lighting and Traffic Signals |
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Energy Charge (R/100W/burning hour) |
0.1134 |
(0.1293) |
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3.2 |
Private Lights |
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Energy Charge (R/100W/burning hour) |
0.1238 |
(0.1411) |
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4 |
Other Tariffs |
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4.1 |
Wheeling Tariff |
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Energy Surcharge (c/kWh) |
Firm |
14.07 |
(16.04) |
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Non-firm |
8.64 |
(9.85) |
The Tariffs were approved by the Council of the City of Cape Town on 28 May 2012.
Monthly service or minimum charges are calculated using the applicable daily charge multiplied by the number of days in the billing period.
In terms of the new Electricity Supply By-law as promulgated on 16 March 2010, new or transferred electricity supplies can only be registered in the name of the owner of the property (that is, the ratepayer). The owner can appoint a proxy (such as a managing agent) to act on his/her behalf. For Domestic supplies, the business partner’s name in the City’s billing system will be that of the owner, and the account can be sent “care of” the address of the proxy. For all other tariff categories the business partner’s name in the billing system will also be that of the owner, but the account can be sent “care of” the proxy’s name and address.
It should be noted that the Small Power User 1 tariff will be utilised for all net-metered commercial applications, and that the City will not be making any payments for a situation where there is net generation over the “averaging period”. In order to meet the legislative requirement permitting the City to set tariffs once per financial year (at the start of the financial year), the Net-Metered tariffs are promulgated even though the City is not currently in a position to offer the product, as other technical requirements are not yet in place.
This document exists purely as a “user-friendly” source of information of the Consumptive Electricity Tariffs for the City of Cape Town. It should be read in conjunction with any other relevant approved documentation. The choice of tariff remains the responsibility of the consumer.