SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY 2010Note: All figures exclude VAT
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Domestic Tariffs |
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Domestic customers are defined as natural persons purchasing electricity in private residential establishments including houses, blocks of flats and town house complexes and including bona fide residential establishments registered by the Welfare Department.
Where electricity purchased does not exceed 400 kWh per month (on average), customers will receive a free basic allocation of up to 50 kWh, bringing the total electricity received up to a maximum of 450 kWh per month. Should electricity purchased exceed 400 kWh per month (on average), then the free electricity portion will no longer be made available to the household.
The average of 400 kWh per month is an average measured over any consecutive twelve month period.
Qualifying domestic customers on prepaid 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 customers on credit meters will be credited with as much of the free basic allocation as is used during the metering period. |
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1.1 |
Domestic High (>1500 kWh average per month) |
| Service Charge (Rand per day) |
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6.58 |
| Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
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79.97 |
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1.2 |
Domestic Low (<1500 kWh average per month) |
| Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
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93.31 |
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1.3 |
Lifeline (<450 kWh average received) |
| Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
Block 1 (0 – 50 kWh) |
0.00 |
| Block 2 (50.1 – 150 kWh) |
58.11 |
| Block 3 (150.1 – 450 kWh) |
70.47 |
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Commercial Tariffs |
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Commercial/ Industrial customers are defined as those customers that are not defined as Domestic customers and includes halls, churches, schools, sports clubs, restaurants, theatres, consulting rooms and all other commercial and industrial premises.
Residential establishments where a business licence exists such as hotels, bed and breakfast premises, hostels, retirement homes, etc or where the supply to a residential premise exceeds 100A will 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 Larger Power Low Voltage Tariff. Customers with installed capacity of between 500 kVA and 1 MVA must take their supply at the Large Power Medium Voltage, the Very Large Power or the Time of Use Tariff.
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) |
| Service Charge (Rand per day) |
14.35 |
| Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
77.66 |
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2.1.2 |
Small Power 2 (<1000kWh average per month) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
120.56 |
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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) |
23.90 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
40.72 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
121.16 |
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2.2.2 |
Medium Voltage |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
23.90 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
37.85 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
112.69 |
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2.3 |
Very Large Power (NOTE: Will be discontinued 1 July 2011) |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
5000.00 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
37.85 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
69.95 |
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2.4 |
Time of Use |
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Service Charge (Rand per day) |
3900.00 |
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Energy Charge - High Demand (c/kWh) |
Peak |
191.88 |
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Standard |
50.74 |
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Off Peak |
27.62 |
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Energy Charge - Low Demand (c/kWh) |
Peak |
54.48 |
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Standard |
33.80 |
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Off Peak |
23.97 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
60.87 |
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Notes to the TOU Tariff: |
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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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2.5 |
Off Peak |
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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. |
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Minimum Charge (Rand per day) |
44.61 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
40.72 |
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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) |
0.0852 |
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3.2 |
Private Lights |
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Energy Charge (R/100W/ burning hour) |
0.0930 |
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4 |
Other Tariffs |
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4.1 |
Wheeling Tariff |
| Energy Surcharge (c/kWh) |
Firm |
10.57 |
| Non-firm |
6.49 |
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4.2 |
Interruptible Supply for Steam Generation |
| Tariffs established in terms of special agreements between the Customer, Eskom and the City. To be discontinued at the conclusion of the agreements. |
The Tariffs were approved by the Council of the City of Cape Town on 25 May 2010.
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.
For further information please refer to the Electricity Tariff Policy and any other relevant approved documentation.