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Cape Town electricity tariffs, 2026/27

Every approved electricity tariff in City of Cape Town for 2026/27, from the schedules the municipality and the regulator publish. All rates on this page include VAT at 15%.

Cape Town currently bills above these regulator-approved rates while a dispute with the regulator runs its course. The approved schedule is shown here.

Tariff year shown2026/27

600 kWh a month costsR2 479

Tariff categories15

Standard home bill+12.8% on 2025/26

A 600 kWh month, year by year

On the tariff a 600 kWh home is billed on (Residential: Domestic), VAT included.

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The full 2026/27 schedule

Hover a charge for the printed wording where it needs context. Export credit scales and once-off fees are not part of a monthly bill and are not listed.

Residential: Lifeline

residential, prepaid · RFD prints the block boundary at 600 kWh (the 2024/25 and 2025/26 books print 350 kWh); both blocks carry the same rate

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 600 kWh	269.87	c/kWh
Energy	above 600 kWh	269.87	c/kWh

Residential: Domestic

residential, prepaid

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		74.77	R/month
Fixed charge		2.46	R/day
Energy	0 to 600 kWh	400.63	c/kWh
Energy	above 600 kWh	480.73	c/kWh

Residential: Home User

residential, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 600 kWh	342.78	c/kWh
Energy	above 600 kWh	455.89	c/kWh
Fixed charge		424.30	R/month

Residential Time of Use

residential, tou · new tariff for 2026/27; high demand printed as June to August, low demand as September to May

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		396.16	R/month
Fixed charge		288.48	R/month
Energy	winter peak	898.23	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	369.29	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	300.94	c/kWh
Energy	summer peak	418.54	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	355.60	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	300.94	c/kWh

Commercial: Small Power User 1 (High consumption - >1300 kWh / month)

business, conventional

Charge	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge	4 834.81	R/month
Fixed charge	158.83	R/day
Energy	295.55	c/kWh

Commercial: Small Power User 2 (Low consumption - <1300 kWh / month)

business, prepaid

Charge	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge	352.89	R/month
Fixed charge	11.59	R/day
Energy	640.31	c/kWh

Commercial: Small Power User 3 (Very Low consumption - <250 kWh / month)

business, prepaid

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy		781.46	c/kWh

Large User Low Voltage Time of Use

business, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		2 897.86	R/month
Energy	winter peak	854.04	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	239.04	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	170.69	c/kWh
Energy	summer peak	374.35	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	225.35	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	170.68	c/kWh
Demand		292.97	R/kVA/month
Network charge		44.85	R/kVA NMD/month

Large User Medium Voltage Time of Use

business, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		3 001.75	R/month
Energy	winter peak	826.48	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	231.33	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	165.19	c/kWh
Energy	summer peak	362.27	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	218.09	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	165.19	c/kWh
Demand		94.74	R/kVA/month
Network charge		22.02	R/kVA NMD/month

Large User High Voltage Time of Use

business, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		3 001.75	R/month
Energy	winter peak	796.27	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	222.87	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	159.15	c/kWh
Energy	summer peak	349.02	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	210.10	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	159.15	c/kWh
Demand		90.47	R/kVA/month
Network charge		21.02	R/kVA NMD/month

Wheeling Use of System Charges MV

business, tou · use-of-system charges for wheeled energy

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Network charge		6 003.51	R/month
Network charge	winter peak	139.43	c/kWh
Network charge	winter standard	59.58	c/kWh
Network charge	winter off-peak	50.67	c/kWh
Network charge	summer peak	77.15	c/kWh
Network charge	summer standard	57.78	c/kWh
Network charge	summer off-peak	50.67	c/kWh
Demand		94.74	R/kVA/month
Network charge		22.02	R/kVA NMD/MEC

Wheeling Use of System Charges HV

business, tou · use-of-system charges for wheeled energy

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Network charge		6 003.51	R/month
Network charge	winter peak	109.22	c/kWh
Network charge	winter standard	51.12	c/kWh
Network charge	winter off-peak	44.63	c/kWh
Network charge	summer peak	63.91	c/kWh
Network charge	summer standard	49.79	c/kWh
Network charge	summer off-peak	44.06	c/kWh
Demand		90.47	R/kVA/month
Network charge		21.14	R/kVA NMD/MEC

Wheeling Deficit Energy (All Voltage Levels)

business, tou · energy supplied under the wheeling arrangement when wheeled deliveries fall short

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		0.00	R/day
Energy	winter peak	687.06	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	171.75	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	114.52	c/kWh
Energy	summer peak	285.12	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	160.31	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	114.52	c/kWh
Demand		0.00	R/kVA/month
Network charge		0.00	R/kVA NMD/month

Generator Tariff

business, tou · grid charges for embedded generators

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Fixed charge		3 001.75	R/month
Network charge		22.02	R/kVA MEC/month

Street Lighting and Traffic Signal

public, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy		0.45	R/100W/burning hour

Sources

The numbers above are transcribed from these documents:

2024/25: Western-Cape-Province1.pdf
2025/26: WesternCapeApprovedtariffs2025_.pdf
2026/27: CityofCapeTownReasonsforDecisionontariffapplicationprocessforFY2026-27.pdf

Other municipalities in Western Cape: Drakenstein (Paarl), George, Stellenbosch.

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