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Source domain: nersa.org.za
Collected on 1 September 2026
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Apply to be billed on the Standard or Time-of-Use tariff
Residents and businesses in Newcastle Municipality can apply to the Council to choose between being billed on the Standard tariff or the Time-of-Use tariff. However, they cannot switch more than once within any 12-month period.
The document's recorded date is 1 July 2026. Confirm on the official source.
Places
KwaZulu-Natal, Newcastle Local Municipality
Reference
https://www.nersa.org.za/file/8841/NewcastleTariffapplication2026_2027.pdf
Closing Date
1 July 2026
A consumer may apply to the Council to be billed on either the Standard or the Time-of-Use tariff. A consumer may not apply to change over from the Standard to the Time-of-Use tariff or from the Time-of-Use to the Standard tariff more than once in a period of 12 months.
Apply to adjust circuit breaker size or notified maximum demand
Consumers in Newcastle Municipality may apply to the Council to either increase or decrease the size of their circuit breaker (MCB) or their notified maximum demand. Applications to reduce these are subject to restrictions.
The document's recorded date is 1 July 2026. Confirm on the official source.
A consumer may apply to the Council to reduce or to increase the size of a circuit breaker (MCB) or the notified maximum demand. A consumer may not apply to reduce a circuit breaker or to reduce the notified maximum demand mo
