Traffic hike for municipality
The tariff increases for residents in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (TCLM) left them reeling from the crunch.
TCLM announced the increase of electricity tariffs for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa granted permission to increase tariffs by 14,59%. The North Gauteng High Court approved the increase on February 17 and ordered that an amount of R10 billion be added to Eskom’s allowable revenue in the 2021/22 financial year. The revenue is meant to be collected from tariff-paying customers.
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Residential households, flats and prepaid consumers will see a severe increase. Households and flats that usually paid R69 during 2020/21 on the prepaid rates for 50-600kWh will now pay R73,51 with the increase.
Businesses, public services and residential properties with more than one dwelling, for instance,
a guest house, will definitely feel the increase. Where these usually paid between R600 and R1 500 under the blocks their electricity kilowatts fell, they will now pay up to R2 000. This includes single and three-phase categories in low season and high season.
The fixed-rate for 40A single-phase (prepaid meter only) is R350,64 per month. The 41A to 60A single-phase fixed rate is R762,65 per month, the single-phase 61A to 80 A is R998,57
per month, and up to 60A three-phased will now be a fixed rate of R1 248,60 per month.
