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Collected on 1 September 2026
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Access to decisions and reasons for approved tariff applications
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved all 176 electricity distributors’ tariff applications for the 2026/27 financial year. The decisions and reasons for these approvals are available on the NERSA website for public access.
The document's recorded date is 11 May 2026. Confirm on the official source.
The decisions and reasons for decisions documents for all approved tariff applications will be available on the NERSA website: www.nersa.org.za > Regulator Decisions> Electricity in due cause.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.nersa.org.za/file/9056/MediaStatement-NERSAfinalisesprocessingmunicipaltariffapplicationsfor2026-27.pdf
Closing Date
11 May 2026
Approved electricity distributor tariffs for 2026/27 financial year
All 176 approved tariffs for licensed electricity distributors (both municipal and private) for the 2026/27 financial year are now finalised and will be implemented from 1 July 2026. These tariffs were approved after a full regulatory process including public comment.
The document's recorded date is 11 May 2026. Confirm on the official source.
All 176 tariff applications were processed in accordance with the required regulatory processes. As part of this process, the applications and their cost of supply studies were published on the NERSA website for public comment. NERSA received about 2,000 comments, which were considered in its decision making. NERSA remains committed to ensuring that tariff approvals are transparent, accountable and legally compliant.
