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Collected on 6 August 2026
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Pre-Paid Electricity Connection
Customers can connect to pre-paid electricity services under the updated tariff structure for 2025/2026. Connection fees have increased by 4.6%, and energy consumption charges vary by user type, with business users facing an 11.3% increase and indigent users seeing no increase.
Pre-paid electricity connection fees: increase 4.6%; Pre-paid electricity energy consumption increases: Business 11.3%; Indigent 0% and Domestic 14.3%
Reference
https://bnlm.gov.za/documents?upf=dl&id=5786
Electricity Deposit Payment
New customers or those renewing service must pay a deposit for metered electricity. The deposit amount has increased by 4.6% or is set at one month’s consumption or as determined by the Treasurer.
METERED ELECTRICITY - DEPOSITS (increase 4.6%) or amount equal to one month's consumption or an amount specified by Treasurer
Electricity Reconnection After Disconnection
Customers who have had their electricity disconnected can reconnect under the new tariff rules. Reconnection fees have increased by 4.6% plus a 25% transport cost surcharge.
METERED ELECTRICITY - RECONNECTION FEES (increase 4,6%) (plus transport costs + 25%)
Metered Water Service
Households and businesses can access metered water services under the new 2025/2026 tariff structure. Tariffs include availability, consumption, deposit, and reconnection fees, all increasing by 4.6%.
Metered water tariffs included (metered water deposits/reconnection/availability & consumption increase 4.6%)
Property Rates Payment
Property owners in the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality must pay property rates for the 2025/2026 financial year. Farm agricultural rates are increasing by 1.0%.
Property rates tariffs included (Farm Agricultural increase 1.0%)
Metered Electricity Service (Domestic - Scale 1)
Households in the domestic category, including indigent and non-indigent users, can access metered electricity services under new tariffs for the 2025/2026 financial year. The service includes availability, maintenance, and energy consumption charges, with a 4.6% increase in availability and maintenance and an 11.3% increase in consumption for standard domestic users.
SCALE 1 - DOMESTIC (Availability & Maintenance increase 4,6% / Consumption increase 11.3%) (FBE Availability increase 0% / Consumption increase 0%)
