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uMhlathuze (Richards Bay) electricity tariffs, 2026/27
Every approved electricity tariff in
City of uMhlathuze for 2026/27, from the schedules the
municipality and the regulator publish. All rates on this page include
VAT at 15%.
uMhlathuze bills its own municipal surcharge on top of the regulator-approved energy rates, about 31% on home tariffs. The estimates here include it, and the schedule below lists it as a separate levy. Conventional meters also pay a monthly service charge that prepaid meters do not.
Tariff year shown2026/27
600 kWh a month costsR1 692
Tariff categories12
Standard home bill+0.5% on 2025/26
A 600 kWh month, year by year
On the tariff a 600 kWh home is billed on
(Domestic Tariffs), VAT included.
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The full 2026/27 schedule
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context. Export credit scales and once-off fees are not part of a
monthly bill and are not listed.
Domestic Tariffs
residential, conventional · inclining block tariff; NERSA prints one domestic tariff with a basic charge, which the city's tariff book charges to conventional meters only (its 'Residential Conventional Service Charge 1 Phase'; three phase or online metering pays a higher service charge not printed by NERSA); the city bills a municipal surcharge on top of every block, quoted per block; values as printed (blocks 3 to 5 carry 3 and 4 decimals); the RfD prints block changes of -0,72%, -0,89%, 0,94%, 1,02% and 1,27% and a basic charge change of 2,72%, against the 7,22% average increase
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Energy | 0 to 50 kWh | 144.95 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 51 to 350 kWh | 184.22 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 351 to 600 kWh | 264.74 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 276.84 | c/kWh |
| Energy | above 1500 kWh | 315.84 | c/kWh |
| Fixed charge | | 400.99 | R/month |
| Levy | 0 to 50 kWh | 0.46 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 51 to 350 kWh | 0.58 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 351 to 600 kWh | 0.83 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 0.87 | R/kWh |
| Levy | above 1500 kWh | 0.99 | R/kWh |
Domestic Tariffs
residential, prepaid · the same NERSA-approved blocks without the basic charge: the city's tariff book and billing tariffs apply these blocks to prepaid residential meters and charge the service charge to conventional meters only; the municipal surcharge applies here too, quoted per block; values as printed (blocks 3 to 5 carry 3 and 4 decimals); the RfD prints block changes of -0,72%, -0,89%, 0,94%, 1,02% and 1,27% and a basic charge change of 2,72%, against the 7,22% average increase
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Energy | 0 to 50 kWh | 144.95 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 51 to 350 kWh | 184.22 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 351 to 600 kWh | 264.74 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 276.84 | c/kWh |
| Energy | above 1500 kWh | 315.84 | c/kWh |
| Levy | 0 to 50 kWh | 0.46 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 51 to 350 kWh | 0.58 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 351 to 600 kWh | 0.83 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 0.87 | R/kWh |
| Levy | above 1500 kWh | 0.99 | R/kWh |
FBE Tariff
residential, prepaid · free basic electricity tariff for registered indigent customers: block 1 (0 to 50 kWh) is free, higher blocks at the domestic rates; metering not stated, printed without a basic charge
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Energy | 0 to 50 kWh | 0.00 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 51 to 350 kWh | 184.22 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 351 to 600 kWh | 264.74 | c/kWh |
| Energy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 276.84 | c/kWh |
| Energy | above 1500 kWh | 315.84 | c/kWh |
| Free allowance | | 50 | kWh/month |
| Levy | 51 to 350 kWh | 0.58 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 351 to 600 kWh | 0.83 | R/kWh |
| Levy | 601 to 1500 kWh | 0.87 | R/kWh |
| Levy | above 1500 kWh | 0.99 | R/kWh |
Commercial Prepaid
business, prepaid · business customers on prepayment meters (the city's tariff book applies Comflex to all prepaid business customers)
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Energy | | 318.42 | c/kWh |
Comflex Conventional
business, conventional · conventionally metered business customers with a notified maximum demand up to 87 kVA (city's tariff book); the city also bills an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh to non-residential customers, not printed by NERSA
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 890.51 | R/month |
| Energy | | 312.13 | c/kWh |
Industrial Seasonal Tariffs: Demflex 11kV
industrial, conventional · seasonal demand tariff at 11 kV; name as printed (11 kV is a medium voltage supply); seasons as printed (High and Low Demand Season); the city's billing tariffs label them Jul - Aug and Sep - May; the city's 2026/27 billing tariffs add municipal surcharges to the energy, demand and network access charges (for example high season energy: plus 0,3492 R/kWh, billed 1,7345 R/kWh) and bill an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh; NERSA's table prints neither
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 5 487.57 | R/month |
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Demand | | 93.83 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 93.83 | R/kVA |
| Demand | winter | 732.89 | R/kVA |
| Demand | summer | 248.61 | R/kVA |
| Energy | winter | 159.31 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer | 109.81 | c/kWh |
Industrial Demflex (Low Voltage) 400V
industrial, conventional · seasonal demand tariff at 400 V; seasons as printed (High and Low Demand Season); the city's billing tariffs label them Jul - Aug and Sep - May; the city's 2026/27 billing tariffs add municipal surcharges to the energy, demand and network access charges (for example high season energy: plus 0,3797 R/kWh, billed 1,5420 R/kWh) and bill an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh; NERSA's table prints neither
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Demand | | 97.03 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 97.03 | R/kVA |
| Demand | winter | 524.76 | R/kVA |
| Demand | summer | 299.87 | R/kVA |
| Energy | winter | 133.68 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer | 106.24 | c/kWh |
Industrial Time of Use: Enerflex 400kV
industrial, tou · time-of-use tariff at 400 V; printed '400kV' [sic]; seasons as printed (High and Low Demand Season); the city's billing tariffs label them Jul - Aug and Sep - May; the city's tariff book ties Enerflex to Eskom's Muniflex structure; the city's 2026/27 billing tariffs add municipal surcharges to the energy, demand and network access charges (for example peak energy in the high demand season: plus 2,4846 R/kWh, billed 10,4497 R/kWh) and bill an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh; NERSA's table prints neither
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Demand | | 71.60 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 71.60 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 61.62 | R/kVA |
| Energy | winter peak | 915.99 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter standard | 251.31 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter off-peak | 177.46 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer peak | 397.55 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer standard | 236.54 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer off-peak | 177.46 | c/kWh |
| Reactive energy | | 40.37 | c/kVArh |
Industrial Time of Use: Enerflex 11kV
industrial, tou · time-of-use tariff at 11 kV; the schedule prints an 'Energy charges: Low Season' heading above the fixed charges; seasons as printed (High and Low Demand Season); the city's billing tariffs label them Jul - Aug and Sep - May; the city's tariff book ties Enerflex to Eskom's Muniflex structure; the city's 2026/27 billing tariffs add municipal surcharges to the energy, demand and network access charges (for example peak energy in the high demand season: plus 1,8542 R/kWh, billed 9,5737 R/kWh) and bill an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh; NERSA's table prints neither
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 5 487.57 | R/month |
| Fixed charge | | 9 118.23 | R/month |
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Demand | | 74.44 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 74.51 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 30.92 | R/kVA |
| Energy | winter peak | 887.74 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter standard | 243.57 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter off-peak | 172.01 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer peak | 385.28 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer standard | 229.26 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer off-peak | 172.01 | c/kWh |
| Reactive energy | | 40.37 | c/kVArh |
Industrial Time of Use (TOU): Enerflex 132Kv
industrial, tou · time-of-use tariff at 132 kV; seasons as printed (High and Low Demand Season); the city's billing tariffs label them Jul - Aug and Sep - May; the city's tariff book ties Enerflex to Eskom's Muniflex structure; the city's 2026/27 billing tariffs add municipal surcharges to the energy, demand and network access charges (for example peak energy in the high demand season: plus 1,1662 R/kWh, billed 8,3190 R/kWh) and bill an electrification and rural subsidy levy of 0,0547 R/kWh; NERSA's table prints neither
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 9 118.23 | R/month |
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Demand | | 46.48 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 46.48 | R/kVA |
| Demand | | 11.99 | R/kVA |
| Energy | winter peak | 822.57 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter standard | 225.68 | c/kWh |
| Energy | winter off-peak | 159.34 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer peak | 356.99 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer standard | 212.42 | c/kWh |
| Energy | summer off-peak | 159.34 | c/kWh |
| Reactive energy | | 40.37 | c/kVArh |
Special Tariff
industrial, conventional · specially designed tariff with one remaining customer, supplied at 11 kV and being phased out (city's 2025/26 tariff application); the city's billing adds a municipal surcharge (the city's 2026/27 tariff book: 7,6586 R/kWh plus 1,8197 R/kWh)
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Fixed charge | | 2 153.41 | R/month |
| Energy | | 880.74 | c/kWh |
Special Tariff: Temporary supplies
business, conventional · printed as a line of the Special Tariff table; the city's tariff book calls it the itinerant customers tariff; the city's 2026/27 tariff book adds a 2,4922 R/kWh municipal surcharge to 8,0543 R/kWh (billed 10,5465 R/kWh)
| Charge | Applies to | Rate (VAT in) | Unit |
|---|
| Energy | | 926.24 | c/kWh |
Sources
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