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How many units for R100 in Greater Taung?

R100 buys 40.7 kWh of prepaid electricity in Greater Taung at the start of the month, VAT included, on Greater Taung’s prepaid tariff for homes, Domestic. There’s no fixed charge, so all of your money buys units. Units cost more as the month goes on: once you’ve bought 350 kWh, R100 buys 24.2 kWh.

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What R50 to R1,000 buys in Greater Taung

Domestic40.7 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month

Units (kWh) for each amount, VAT included. Start of month: your first units of the month. After 350 kWh: once you’ve bought 350 kWh this month.

You payStart of monthAfter 350 kWh
R5020.312.1
R10040.724.2
R20076.048.4
R300109.772.5
R500177.1120.9
R1,000345.7241.8
Units this monthPrice a unitR100 buys
First 50 kWhR2.4640.7 kWh
50 to 350 kWhR2.9733.7 kWh
350 to 600 kWhR4.1424.2 kWh
Above 600 kWhR4.7621.0 kWh

No fixed charge: all of your money buys units. The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 16.

Why the same R100 buys less later in the month

On this tariff, Greater Taung sells electricity in blocks that start again on the first of every month. The first 50 kWh each month cost R2.46 a unit, VAT included, and the price goes up in steps after that, to R4.76 a unit above 600 kWh.

So R100 buys 40.7 kWh at the start of the month, but only 24.2 kWh once you’ve bought 350 kWh that month. Splitting your purchases doesn’t change this: the blocks count every unit you buy in the month, however you buy them.

Elsewhere in the North West

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

Source: NERSA decision, page 16, Greater Taung’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.

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