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Umvoti electricity tariffs 2026/27
What a household supplied by Umvoti pays for electricity from 1 July 2026, on each of its 6 household tariffs, worked out from the tariffs NERSA approved for 2026/27. Change the amount you use to see your own bill.
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- R1,868for 500 kWh on the cheapest household tariffprepaid, summer, VAT included
- 6household 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 Umvoti’s 3 household tariffs for that supply, cheapest first:
Option 1: Domestic conventional meterR1,867.77
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge summer | per month | R11.70 |
| Energy summer | 500 kWh × 322.49c | R1,612.45 |
| VAT at 15% | R243.62 | |
| For the month | R1,867.77 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 26.
Domestic prepaidR2,153.55
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Energy summer | 500 kWh × 374.53c | R1,872.65 |
| VAT at 15% | R280.90 | |
| For the month | R2,153.55 |
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 27.
Option 2: Domestic conventional meterR2,280.28
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Energy summer | 500 kWh × 396.57c | R1,982.85 |
| VAT at 15% | R297.43 | |
| For the month | R2,280.28 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 27.
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:
Domestic conventional meter, indigentR1,453.74
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Basic charge summer | per month | R12.52 |
| Energy summer | 500 kWh × 250.32c | R1,251.60 |
| VAT at 15% | R189.62 | |
| For the month | R1,453.74 |
Source: NERSA decision, page 26.
Domestic prepaid, indigentsR1,618.34
| Charge | How much | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Energy summer | 500 kWh × 281.45c | R1,407.25 |
| VAT at 15% | R211.09 | |
| For the month | R1,618.34 |
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): Residential availability charge.
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