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How many units for R100 in Kopanong?

R100 buys 24.4 kWh of prepaid electricity in Kopanong at the start of the month, VAT included, on Kopanong’s prepaid tariff for homes, Tariff II: IBT Domestic (conventional and prepaid). 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 23.7 kWh.

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What R50 to R1,000 buys in Kopanong

Tariff II: IBT Domestic (conventional and prepaid)24.4 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
R5012.211.8
R10024.423.7
R20048.747.4
R30073.171.1
R500121.8118.5
R1,000243.6236.9
Units this monthPrice a unitR100 buys
First 350 kWhR4.1124.4 kWh
Above 350 kWhR4.2223.7 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, Kopanong sells electricity in blocks that start again on the first of every month. The first 350 kWh each month cost R4.11 a unit, VAT included, and R4.22 a unit above 350 kWh.

So R100 buys 24.4 kWh at the start of the month, but only 23.7 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.

Kopanong charges more in winter (June to August): then R100 buys 22.0 kWh at the start of the month.

Other household tariffs

TariffR100 buysFixed a month
Tariff I: IBT Indigent (conventional and prepaid)For households that qualify36.1 kWhNone

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

Not worked out from rand alone: Homeflex three phase (time of use: the price depends on the time of day); Tariff II: Homeflex single phase (time of use: the price depends on the time of day).

Elsewhere in the Free State

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

Source: NERSA decision, page 16, Kopanong’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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