City Power announces Nersa-approved tariffs
National Energy Regulator of SA has set at a 14.97% increase on tariffs.
City Power released a media statement on July 3 to inform the public of the increase in its electricity tariffs.
City Power spokesperson Issac Mangena said the power utility would implement the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) approved tariffs in July.
He added the increase followed intensive consultation with the public during the recent Integrated Development Plan (IDP) sessions, and other regulated consultation processes before the utility made its application to Nersa. “The IDP process is a pivotal instrument that empowers residents to influence the direction of their municipality. It allows community members to engage with municipal authorities on how to prioritise service delivery issues,” said Mangena.
Ward 72 councillor Daniel Schay said it was unjustifiable that the public had to pay more for electricity at rates that were well beyond inflation. “They are destroying businesses with these increases for less electricity. Eskom problems are self-created and created by the government and the public needs to pay for it and it’s not fair,” said Schay.
Craighall Park Resident Association member Markus Boner said, “The increases in City Power electricity tariffs of approximately 15% should be seen against the 18.65% increase imposed by Eskom. While we welcome the fact that the increases are below those imposed by Eskom, we remain very concerned by our inefficient national power supplier, which continues to supply less power at increased costs over several years.”
Boner added this continued pricing pressure on consumers while infrastructure continued to degrade and service delivery levels decreased was not acceptable.
Increased tariffs:
- Prepaid customers with usage of 350 kWh monthly, will increase to R2.10/kWh for block 1 or by R95.55 to R733.85 per month exclusive of VAT.
- Customers using 374kWh/m will be charged an additional R7.52 paying R57.72 at block 2 tariffs (R2.41/kWh) for the additional 24kWhs, the total cost will be R791.57/m (R103.07 extra).
- Residential embedded generator is approved for 85.50 c/kWh and business and LPU embedded generator (1 MW) is approved for 70,85 c/kWh.
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