CITY OF CAPE TOWN DISTRIBUTION AREA
SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY 2009
Note: All figures exclude VAT
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The following tariffs are applicable to Domestic Customers |
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Domestic Customers are customers in private residential establishments including houses, blocks of flats and town house complexes. Domestic premises with supplies of 100 Amps or more connected after 30 June 2009 will be treated as Commercial Customers.
Residential establishments where a business licence exists such as hotels, bed and breakfast premises, hostels, retirement homes etc. will be regarded as Commercial Customers except where the total connected load of the business portion of a residential property does not exceed 15 kVA, the supply may be taken at the Domestic Tariff at the discretion of the Director: Electricity Services or an authorised representative.
Bona fide residential establishments registered by the Welfare Department will be regarded as Domestic Customers.
Consumers charged at the Lifeline Tariff and purchasing less than 400 kWh per month on average over the 12 months up to May / June 2009 will receive 50 free kilowatt hours per month as provided for in the Electricity Tariff Policy.
NOTE: Qualifying domestic consumers using pre-payment meters will not receive the free basic supply of electricity for months in which no energy is purchased unless this is specifically claimed at a vending outlet in each such month.
Qualifying domestic customers using credit meters will be credited with as much of the free basic supply of electricity as is used during the metering period. |
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Domestic High (> 800 kWh per month) |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
3.40 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
64.44 |
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Domestic Low (400 to 800 kWh per month) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
77.37 |
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Lifeline (< 400 kWh per month purchased) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
53.90 |
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The following tariffs are applicable to Commercial Customers
Commercial Customers are all non-domestic customers including schools, halls, places of worship, sports clubs, restaurants, theatres, consulting rooms and all other commercial and industrial premises. Domestic premises with supplies of 100 Amps or more connected after 30 June 2009 will be treated as Commercial Customers.
Note: Commercial customers with installed capacity up to 500 kVA may elect to take their supply at the Small or Large Power User tariffs |
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Small Power Users (For supply up to a maximum of 500 kVA) |
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Small Power Users 1 (> 900 kWh per month) |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
11.52 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
62.33 |
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Small Power Users 2 (< 900 kWh per month) |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
96.76 |
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Large Power Users
Commercial customers with new installed capacity between 500 kVA and 1 MVA must take their supply at either the Low Voltage or Medium Voltage Large Power Users Tariff. No other supply will be permitted. The demand charge will only be applicable on weekdays from 06:00 to 22:00 provided suitable metering is installed at the customers’ premises. |
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Large Power Users (Low Voltage) |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
19.18 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
32.68 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
97.24 |
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Large Power Users (Medium Voltage)
This tariff is compulsory for customers with new installed capacity above 1 MVA unless they elect to take supply at the Very Large Power User or New Time of Use Tariff. |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
19.18 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
30.38 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
90.44 |
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Very Large Power Users
This tariff is only available at medium voltage and could be beneficial to customers using more than 12 GWh per annum. |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
3636.57 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
30.38 |
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Demand Charge (R/kVA) |
50.69 |
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Off Peak
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This tariff is available for customers supplied at the Domestic or Small Power Users Tariffs. 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 on the following Monday.
Note: Customers charged at the Large or Very Large Power Users Tariffs automatically enjoy a similar benefit as the demand charge is not applicable during the off peak periods provided suitable metering is installed. |
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Minimum Charge (R/day) |
35.80 |
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Energy Charge (c/kWh) |
32.68 |
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Time of Use Tariff |
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Daily Service Charge (R) |
3120.00 |
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Energy Charge: High demand (June to August) |
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Peak (R/kVA) |
154.00 |
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Standard (R/kVA) |
40.72 |
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Off Peak (R/kVA) |
22.17 |
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Energy Charge: Low demand (September to May) |
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Peak (R/kVA) |
43.72 |
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Standard (R/kVA) |
27.13 |
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Off Peak (R/kVA) |
19.24 |
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Demand Charge (Applicable on weekdays from 06:00 to 22:00) (R/kVA) |
38.00 |
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Time of Use Tariff: 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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Wheeling Tariff |
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Energy Surcharge (R/kVA) |
5.94 |
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Green Energy Certificates |
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Per MWh (R) |
250.00 |
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Interruptible Supply for Steam Generation |
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Tariffs established in terms of special agreements between the customer, Eskom and the City |
The tariffs were approved by the Council of the City of Cape Town on 25 May 2009.
Monthly service or minimum charges are calculated using the applicable daily charge multiplied by the number of days in the billing period.
For further information please refer to the Electricity Tariff Policy.