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How many units for R100 in Hessequa?

R100 buys 42.6 kWh of prepaid electricity in Hessequa at the start of the month, VAT included, on Hessequa’s prepaid tariff for homes, 3. Non-indigent prepaid, single phase, 33-63 A. It also has a fixed charge of R446.65 a month, which your purchases pay first. Units cost more as the month goes on: once you’ve bought 350 kWh, R100 buys 20.0 kWh.

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42.6 kWhFor R100at the start of the month
177.7 kWhFor R500at the start of the month
20.0 kWhFor R100 lateronce you’ve bought 350 kWh
R446.65Fixed chargefor November, paid first

What R50 to R1,000 buys in Hessequa

Hessequa has 2 prepaid tariffs for homes that, going by their names, any household can be on. The cheapest for a month of 500 kWh comes first:

3. Non-indigent prepaid, single phase, 33-63 A42.6 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month, plus a fixed R446.65 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. After 350 kWh: once you’ve bought 350 kWh this month.

You pay	Start of month	First buy	After 350 kWh
R50	21.3	0.0	10.0
R100	42.6	0.0	20.0
R200	77.6	0.0	39.9
R300	110.9	0.0	59.9
R500	177.7	22.7	99.8
R1,000	302.1	195.5	199.6

Units this month	Price a unit	R100 buys
First 50 kWh	R2.35	42.6 kWh
50 to 200 kWh	R3.00	33.4 kWh
200 to 350 kWh	R4.24	23.6 kWh
350 to 600 kWh	R5.01	20.0 kWh
Above 600 kWh	No rate

It has a fixed charge (basic charge R388.39 a month, before VAT) that comes to R446.65 for November, with VAT. You pay it whatever you use, and your prepaid purchases pay it first. The decision prints no rate above 600 kWh, so amounts that reach there aren’t priced (No rate). The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 26.

5. Non-indigent prepaid, single phase, 33-63 A, up to 150 kWh42.6 kWhfor R100 at the start of the month, plus a fixed R223.32 a month

You pay	Start of month	First buy	After 350 kWh
R50	21.3	0.0	10.0
R100	42.6	0.0	20.0
R200	77.6	0.0	39.9
R300	110.9	32.6	59.9
R500	177.7	103.2	99.8
R1,000	302.1	249.5	199.6

Units this month	Price a unit	R100 buys
First 50 kWh	R2.35	42.6 kWh
50 to 200 kWh	R3.00	33.4 kWh
200 to 350 kWh	R4.24	23.6 kWh
350 to 600 kWh	R5.01	20.0 kWh
Above 600 kWh	No rate

It has a fixed charge (basic charge R194.19 a month, before VAT) that comes to R223.32 for November, with VAT. You pay it whatever you use, and your prepaid purchases pay it first. The decision prints no rate above 600 kWh, so amounts that reach there aren’t priced (No rate). The decision doesn’t say whether its tariffs include VAT; 15% added, as municipal tariffs are usually quoted without it. Source: NERSA decision, page 28.

Why the same R100 buys less later in the month

On this tariff, Hessequa sells electricity in blocks that start again on the first of every month. The first 50 kWh each month cost R2.35 a unit, VAT included, and the price goes up in steps after that, to R5.01 a unit from 350 kWh.

So R100 buys 42.6 kWh at the start of the month, but only 20.0 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.

The fixed charge

Hessequa charges R446.65 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 R346.65 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
4. Non-indigent prepaid, single phase, 21-32 A, alternativeFor a 32 A single-phase supply	38.9 kWh	None
2. Non-indigent, single phase, 1-32 AFor a 32 A single-phase supply	42.6 kWh	R223.32
7. Non-indigent prepaid, three phase, 33-63 AFor a 60 A three-phase supply	42.6 kWh	R1,161.28
6. Non-indigent prepaid, three phase, 0-32 AFor a 32 A three-phase supply	42.6 kWh	R580.65
30. Staff official dwellings and camp managers, single phase, 33-63 AFor households that qualify	42.6 kWh	R893.31
29. Staff official dwellings and camp managers, single phase, 1-32 AFor households that qualify	42.6 kWh	R446.65
1. Indigent prepaid, single phase, 20 AFor households that qualify	91.1 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 the Western Cape

Beaufort West22.5 kWh
Bergrivier39.5 kWh
Plettenberg Bay (Bitou)28.6 kWh
Worcester (Breede Valley)39.9 kWh
Cape Agulhas40.8 kWh
Cederberg23.4 kWh
Cape Town25.0 kWh
Paarl (Drakenstein)28.6 kWh
George26.9 kWh
Kannaland27.2 kWh
Knysna29.1 kWh
Langeberg40.9 kWh
Matzikama29.8 kWh
Mossel Bay29.8 kWh
Oudtshoorn26.0 kWh
Hermanus (Overstrand)34.7 kWh
Prince Albert31.4 kWh
Saldanha Bay34.5 kWh
Stellenbosch41.4 kWh
Swartland39.4 kWh
Swellendam40.5 kWh
Theewaterskloof33.6 kWh
Witzenberg30.6 kWh

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

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

Source: NERSA decision, page 26, Hessequa’s tariffs for 2026/27, from 1 July 2026. Worked out for November 2026. In parts of most municipalities, Eskom supplies homes directly.