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Rustenburg electricity tariffs 2026/27
What a household supplied by Rustenburg pays for electricity from 1 July 2026, on each of its 7 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.
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- R2,170for 500 kWh on the cheapest household tariffprepaid, summer, VAT included
- +9.0%on 2025/26, on averageacross 4 tariffs
- 7household tariffs
NERSA’s decision does not say whether these tariffs include VAT. Municipal tariffs are normally quoted without it, so we have added 15%.
500 kWh in a 30-day summer month, prepaid, 60 A single-phase supply, VAT included, on each of Rustenburg’s 4 household tariffs for that supply, cheapest first:
3. Residential prepaid (town)R2,169.77+R179.34 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge | per month | R487.12 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 221.50c | R110.75 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 263.04c | R789.12 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 333.18c | R499.77 |
| VAT at 15% | R283.01 | |
| For the month | R2,169.77 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 28.
2. Residential conventional (town)R2,351.66+R194.36 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge | per month | R663.05 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 203.71c | R101.86 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 257.12c | R771.36 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 339.10c | R508.65 |
| VAT at 15% | R306.74 | |
| For the month | R2,351.66 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 27.
4. Residential rural conventionalR2,415.74+R199.68 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge | per month | R718.95 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 207.51c | R103.76 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 259.40c | R778.20 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 333.15c | R499.73 |
| VAT at 15% | R315.10 | |
| For the month | R2,415.74 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 28.
5. Residential rural prepaidR2,415.74+R199.68 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge | per month | R718.95 |
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 207.51c | R103.76 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 259.40c | R778.20 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 333.15c | R499.73 |
| VAT at 15% | R315.10 | |
| For the month | R2,415.74 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 29.
For households that qualify (registered indigent households, lifeline and free basic electricity, pensioners, low-cost and RDP homes, staff dwellings, going by each tariff’s name), which the municipality approves:
1. Residential lifelineR1,460.24+R120.69 (+9.0%) on 2025/26
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Energy, block 1 | 50 kWh × 203.11c | R101.56 |
| Energy, block 2 | 300 kWh × 253.86c | R761.58 |
| Energy, block 3 | 150 kWh × 338.79c | R508.19 |
| Free basic electricity | 50 kWh free × 203.11c | −R101.56 |
| VAT at 15% | R190.47 | |
| For the month | R1,460.24 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 27.
Charges with no energy price, so not a month’s bill on their own (for vacant stands, or billed alongside an energy tariff): 13. Vacant stand: residential 1; 14. Vacant stand: residential high density.
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- Westrand Power Distributor2 tariffs
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