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How many units for R100 in Dipaleseng?

R100 buys 27.0 kWh of prepaid electricity in Dipaleseng at the start of the month, VAT included, on Dipaleseng’s prepaid tariff for homes, 1.3 Domestic prepaid, non-indigent. It also has a fixed charge of R488.98 a month, which your purchases pay first. Every unit costs the same all month.

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27.0 kWhFor R100at the start of the month
134.9 kWhFor R500at the start of the month
R3.71A unitthe same all month
R488.98Fixed chargefor November, paid first

What R50 to R1,000 buys in Dipaleseng

1.3 Domestic prepaid, non-indigent27.0 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month, plus a fixed R488.98 a month

Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month, with the fixed charge paid. First buy: the month’s first purchase, if it pays the whole fixed charge before any units.

You pay	Start of month	First buy
R50	13.5	0.0
R100	27.0	0.0
R200	53.9	0.0
R300	80.9	0.0
R500	134.9	3.0
R1,000	269.7	137.8

Every unit costs R3.71 with VAT, all month. It has a fixed charge (basic charge R425.20 a month, before VAT) that comes to R488.98 for November, with VAT. You pay it whatever you use, and your prepaid purchases pay it first. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 21.

The fixed charge

Dipaleseng charges R488.98 a month on this tariff, VAT included, whatever you use, and your prepaid purchases pay it first. If the whole month’s charge comes off your first purchase, your first R100 of the month buys no units at all, and R388.98 of the charge is still owed from your next purchase. Municipalities collect it in different ways, some a little with every purchase. Your till slip shows what was taken.

Other household tariffs

Tariff	R100 buys	Fixed a month
1.1 Domestic indigent (prepaid and conventional)For households that qualify	32.3 kWh	None

Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included, with the month’s fixed charge paid. The municipality decides who qualifies.

Elsewhere in Mpumalanga

Units for R100 at the start of the month, VAT included.

A month’s electricity bill in DipalesengLine by line
Dipaleseng: the municipalityWards, water
Every municipalityUnits for R100

Source: NERSA decision, page 21, Dipaleseng’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.