Free tools · From NERSA’s 2026/27 decision · Eastern Cape
How many units for R100 in East London (Buffalo City)?
Buffalo City’s 2026/27 tariff decision has no prepaid tariff that every household can be on. Its household tariffs are for households that qualify (such as indigent households or pensioners) or for billed (conventional) meters. Here is what R100 buys on each, VAT included. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.
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Buffalo City’s household tariffs
| Tariff | R100 buys | Fixed a month |
|---|---|---|
| Scale 1C: Indigent domestic, three-part block (prepaid and credit)For households that qualify | 80.4 kWh | None |
| Scale 1C-3: Pensioners, domestic (prepaid and credit)For households that qualify | 27.9 kWh | None |
| Scale 1C-4: Social housing developmentsFor households that qualify | 27.9 kWh | None |
| Scale 1A: Domestic and commercial, credit, single-phase, 70 ABilled (conventional) meters | 22.4 kWh | R591.44 |
Units (kWh) for R100 at the start of the month, with the month’s fixed charge paid. The fixed charge is extra: your purchases pay it first.
Elsewhere in the Eastern Cape
- Amahlathi41.0 kWh
- Blue Crane Route29.0 kWh
- Dr Beyers Naudé32.6 kWh
- Elundini32.1 kWh
- Emalahleni (Eastern Cape)39.2 kWh
- Komani (Enoch Mgijima)41.1 kWh
- Great Kei41.7 kWh
- Inxuba Yethemba40.5 kWh
- Mthatha (King Sabata Dalindyebo)23.6 kWh
- Kouga43.6 kWh
- Koukamma39.2 kWh
- Makhanda (Makana)23.2 kWh
- Matatiele42.9 kWh
- Ndlambe33.6 kWh
- Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Bay)25.9 kWh
- Raymond Mhlaba43.1 kWh
- Sakhisizwe39.8 kWh
- Senqu41.6 kWh
- Sundays River Valley41.4 kWh
- Walter Sisulu40.3 kWh
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Mbizana)43.1 kWh
Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included.
- A month’s electricity bill in East London (Buffalo City)Line by line
- Buffalo City: the municipalityWards, water
- Every municipalityUnits for R100
Source: NERSA decision, page 24, Buffalo City’s tariffs for 2026/27.