Mogale City’s Energy Services has confirmed that, following the public participation process conducted as part of the approval of the 2026/ 27 electricity tariffs, certain customer categories will transition from flat-rate tariffs to Flexi-Time (Time-of-Use) tariffs.

The changes will apply to electricity consumption recorded from July 1 this year.

According to Mogale City’s head of Corporate Communication, Adrian Amod, the affected customer categories are:

• commercial medium
• commercial large
• industrial medium
• industrial large

During the public participation meetings, the municipality informed stakeholders of its intention to implement these tariff changes. The revised tariffs were subsequently approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa as part of the municipality’s 2026/ 27 electricity tariff structure.

“Customers in the above tariff categories will therefore be billed in accordance with the approved Flexi-Time tariff structure for electricity consumed from this period onwards,” said Amod.

The implementation of the Flexi-Time tariffs is intended to promote more efficient electricity consumption while aligning the municipality’s tariff structure with Eskom’s recently implemented Time-of-Use tariffs. The revised tariff structure encourages customers to shift electricity consumption away from peak demand periods to standard and off-peak periods, where possible.

Amod added that this approach supports more efficient management of the electricity network, reduces pressure on the grid during peak demand periods, and ensures that the municipality’s electricity tariffs more accurately reflect the cost of purchasing bulk electricity from Eskom.

Affected customers are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the applicable Flexi-Time tariff structure, including the peak, standard and off-peak periods. Energy Services officials will be available to provide further information and assistance where required.