Free tools · From NERSA’s 2026/27 decision · Western Cape
Cape Agulhas electricity tariffs 2026/27
What a household supplied by Cape Agulhas pays for electricity from 1 July 2026, on each of its 4 household tariffs, worked out from the tariffs NERSA approved for 2026/27, and how that compares with last year. Change the amount you use to see your own bill.
- R1,842for 500 kWh on the cheapest household tariffprepaid, summer, VAT included
- +9.0%on 2025/26, on averageacross 3 tariffs
- 4household tariffs
500 kWh in a 30-day summer month, prepaid, 60 A single-phase supply, VAT included, on each of Cape Agulhas’s 3 household tariffs, cheapest first:
Domestic prepaid (30 A)R1,842.12+R152.22 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 228.28c | R114.14 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 291.04c | R873.12 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 409.72c | R614.58 |
| VAT at 15% | R240.28 | |
| For the month | R1,842.12 |
The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 24.
Domestic high, single phase (conventional or prepaid, above 30 A)R2,763.29+R228.00 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Network access charge | 60 A × R14.96 | R897.60 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 212.96c | R106.48 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 273.58c | R820.74 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 385.36c | R578.04 |
| VAT at 15% | R360.43 | |
| For the month | R2,763.29 |
The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. A figure in this tariff looks misprinted in the decision (it doesn’t match its own increase); it’s used as printed. Source: NERSA decision, page 23.
Domestic high, three phase (conventional or prepaid, above 30 A)R4,568.33+R377.66 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Network access charge | 60 A × R41.12 | R2,467.20 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 212.96c | R106.48 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 273.58c | R820.74 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 385.36c | R578.04 |
| VAT at 15% | R595.87 | |
| For the month | R4,568.33 |
The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 23.
For households that qualify (registered indigent households, lifeline and free basic electricity), which the municipality approves:
Domestic indigent (prepaid and conventional, up to 20 A)R1,731.05+R143.06 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 212.96c | R106.48 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 273.58c | R820.74 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 385.36c | R578.04 |
| VAT at 15% | R225.79 | |
| For the month | R1,731.05 |
The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 24.
Elsewhere in Western Cape
- Beaufort West4 tariffs
- Bergrivier4 tariffs
- Bitou16 tariffs
- Breede Valley2 tariffs
- Cederberg5 tariffs
- City of Cape Town4 tariffs
- Drakenstein6 tariffs