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Johannesburg electricity tariffs, 2026/27

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

Tariff year shown2026/27

600 kWh a month costsR2 146

Tariff categories20

Standard home bill+9.6% on 2025/26

A 600 kWh month, year by year

On the tariff a 600 kWh home is billed on (Residential Prepaid Low), 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 Prepaid Low

residential, prepaid

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 350 kWh	313.23	c/kWh
Energy	351 to 500 kWh	383.16	c/kWh
Energy	above 500 kWh	475.02	c/kWh

Residential Prepaid High

residential, prepaid

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 350 kWh	334.03	c/kWh
Energy	351 to 500 kWh	383.16	c/kWh
Energy	above 500 kWh	436.59	c/kWh
Fixed charge		80.50	R/month
Network charge		161.00	R/month

Residential Single Phase 60A

residential, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh	331.51	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh	380.44	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh	408.51	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh	431.01	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh	452.17	c/kWh
Fixed charge		271.16	R/month
Network charge		798.77	R/month

Residential Single Phase 80A

residential, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh	331.51	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh	380.44	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh	408.51	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh	431.01	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh	452.17	c/kWh
Fixed charge		349.74	R/month
Network charge		1 132.88	R/month

Residential Three Phase (<= 80A)

residential, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh	322.87	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh	370.54	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh	397.88	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh	419.78	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh	440.38	c/kWh
Fixed charge		349.74	R/month
Network charge		1 411.26	R/month

Residential Reseller Conventional (<=80A)

residential, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 350 kWh	300.62	c/kWh
Energy	351 to 500 kWh	344.84	c/kWh
Energy	above 500 kWh	392.93	c/kWh
Fixed charge		351.39	R/month
Network charge		1 417.88	R/month

Residential Seasonal (<=80A)

residential, conventional · seasonal block rates, summer (low) and winter (high)

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, summer	307.08	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, summer	354.75	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, summer	382.10	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, summer	404.00	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, summer	424.60	c/kWh
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, winter	366.36	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, winter	414.03	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, winter	441.36	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, winter	454.32	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, winter	483.89	c/kWh
Fixed charge		349.74	R/month
Network charge		1 411.26	R/month

Residential Time of Use (<=80A)

residential, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	391.48	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	309.69	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	243.64	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	900.68	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	368.95	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	260.35	c/kWh
Fixed charge		349.74	R/month
Network charge		1 411.26	R/month

Business

business, conventional · seasonal block rates, summer (low) and winter (high)

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, summer	437.60	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, summer	480.32	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, summer	503.69	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, summer	522.05	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, summer	538.99	c/kWh
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, winter	458.13	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, winter	498.75	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, winter	521.02	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, winter	539.02	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, winter	554.62	c/kWh
Fixed charge		1 024.02	R/month
Network charge		981.78	R/month

Business Conventional Reseller

business, conventional · seasonal block rates, summer (low) and winter (high)

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, summer	393.84	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, summer	432.28	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, summer	453.32	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, summer	469.84	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, summer	485.09	c/kWh
Energy	0 to 500 kWh, winter	412.31	c/kWh
Energy	501 to 1000 kWh, winter	448.88	c/kWh
Energy	1001 to 2000 kWh, winter	468.91	c/kWh
Energy	2001 to 3000 kWh, winter	485.12	c/kWh
Energy	above 3000 kWh, winter	499.16	c/kWh
Fixed charge		1 054.12	R/month
Network charge		1 010.68	R/month

Agriculture

agricultural, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer	377.28	c/kWh
Energy	winter	436.61	c/kWh
Fixed charge		1 054.12	R/month
Network charge		1 417.88	R/month

Municipal/Robot Intersection

public, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy		616.42	c/kWh

Municipal Street light & Billboard

public, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy		691.03	c/kWh

Industrial LV

industrial, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer	327.70	c/kWh
Energy	winter	383.86	c/kWh
Demand		530.40	R/kVA
Reactive energy		53.19	c/kVArh
Fixed charge		1 756.87	R/month
Network charge		2 682.90	R/month

Industrial MV

industrial, conventional

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer	305.91	c/kWh
Energy	winter	362.08	c/kWh
Demand		495.78	R/kVA
Reactive energy		53.19	c/kVArh
Fixed charge		2 108.21	R/month
Network charge		11 384.61	R/month

Industrial LV (TOU)

industrial, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	370.30	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	278.78	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	214.30	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	881.18	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	336.44	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	230.51	c/kWh
Demand		530.47	R/kVA
Reactive energy		53.20	c/kVArh
Fixed charge		2 810.97	R/month
Network charge		2 513.12	R/month

Industrial MV (TOU)

industrial, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	370.30	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	278.78	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	214.30	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	881.18	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	336.44	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	230.51	c/kWh
Demand		495.78	R/kVA
Reactive energy		53.20	c/kVArh
Fixed charge		3 865.10	R/month
Network charge		10 749.64	R/month

Industrial HV (TOU)

industrial, tou

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	370.30	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	278.78	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	214.30	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	881.18	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	336.44	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	230.51	c/kWh
Demand		461.07	R/kVA
Reactive energy		53.19	c/kVArh
Fixed charge		49 352.35	R/month
Network charge		50 426.02	R/month

City of Ekurhuleni (TOU)

public, tou · special tariff: supply to the City of Ekurhuleni

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	423.49	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	254.98	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	193.15	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	966.06	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	270.43	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	193.15	c/kWh
Demand		80.17	R/kVA
Demand		34.02	R/kVA
Fixed charge		47 645.02	R/month
Fixed charge		824.95	R/month
Reactive energy		44.40	c/kVArh

AEL (Three Part TOU Tariff)

industrial, tou · special tariff: customer-specific supply (AEL)

Charge	Applies to	Rate (VAT in)	Unit
Energy	summer peak	396.54	c/kWh
Energy	summer standard	238.75	c/kWh
Energy	summer off-peak	180.87	c/kWh
Energy	winter peak	904.84	c/kWh
Energy	winter standard	253.23	c/kWh
Energy	winter off-peak	180.87	c/kWh
Demand		75.06	R/kVA
Demand		31.85	R/kVA
Fixed charge		44 613.07	R/month
Network charge		772.46	R/month
Reactive energy		41.58	c/kVArh

Sources

The numbers above are transcribed from these documents:

2024/25: Approved-Tariffs-for-2024-25-Financial-Year.pdf
2025/26: CityPower.pdf
2026/27: CityPowerReasonsforDecisionontariffapplicationprocessforFY2026.pdf

Other municipalities in Gauteng: Ekurhuleni, Emfuleni (Vereeniging), Mogale City (Krugersdorp), Tshwane (Pretoria).

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